False Teaching And True Riches (I Timothy 6:3-10) New Living and Good News Translations

NEW LIVING TRANSLATION

3    Some people may contradict our teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. These teachings promote a godly life. 

4    Anyone who teaches something different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions. 

5   These people always cause trouble. Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on the truth. To them, a show of godliness is just a way to become wealthy.

6    Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. 

7    After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. 

8    So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.

9    But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. 

10  For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

GOOD NEWS TRANSLATION

3    Whoever teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the true words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the teaching of our religion 
4    is swollen with pride and knows nothing. He has an unhealthy desire to argue and quarrel about words, and this brings on jealousy, disputes, insults, evil suspicions, 
5    and constant arguments from people whose minds do not function and who no longer have the truth. They think that religion is a way to become rich.
6    Well, religion does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have. 
7    What did we bring into the world? Nothing! What can we take out of the world? Nothing!
8    So then, if we have food and clothes, that should be enough for us. 
9    But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires, which pull them down to ruin and destruction. 
10  For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows.