Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, love, patience, and meekness.
New American Standard Bible
But
King James Version
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Holman Bible
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love,
International Standard Version
But you, man of God, must flee from all these things. Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
A Conservative Version
But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, mildness.
American Standard Version
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Amplified
But as for you,
An Understandable Version
But you, man of God, run from these things [See verses 3-10], and pursue right living and godliness, having faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
Anderson New Testament
But do you, man of God, shun these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, patience, meekness.
Bible in Basic English
But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
Common New Testament
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
As for you the minister of God, avoid those things: adhere to justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, and benignity of temper.
Darby Translation
But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.
Godbey New Testament
But you, O man of God, fly from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, divine love, patience, meekness.
Goodspeed New Testament
But you, man of God, must fly from these things. Strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
John Wesley New Testament
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow justice, devotion, faith, love, patience, meekness.
King James 2000
But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But you, O man of God, flee from these [things], and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness.
Modern King James verseion
But you, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and meekness.
Moffatt New Testament
Shun that, O man of God, aim at integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, and suavity;
Montgomery New Testament
But you, O servant of God, flee from these things, and run after integrity, piety, faith, love, stedfastness, gentleness.
NET Bible
But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
New Heart English Bible
But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
Noyes New Testament
But do thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Sawyer New Testament
But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.
The Emphasized Bible
But, thou, O man of God! from these things, flee! and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But thou, O man of God, flee from these things; but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But do you, Servant of God, avoid all this. Aim at righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.
Webster
But thou, O man of God, flee from these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
Weymouth New Testament
But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper.
Williams New Testament
But you, as a man of God, must be fleeing always from these things; you must constantly strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
World English Bible
But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
Worrell New Testament
But do you, O man of God, flee these things: but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, mildness.
Worsley New Testament
But do thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, piety, fidelity, love, patience, meekness.
Youngs Literal Translation
and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;
Themes
Christian ministers » Called » Men of God
Christian conduct » Following after that which is good
Godliness » Exhortations concerning
Meekness » Ministers should » Follow after
Patience » Ministers should follow after
Righteousness » Ministers should » Follow after
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 6:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Renewed Charge To Timothy
10 For covetousness is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and tangled themselves with many sorrows. 11 But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, love, patience, and meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hand on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Cross References
2 Timothy 2:22
Lusts of youth avoid, and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart.
2 Timothy 3:17
that the man of God may be perfect, and prepared unto all good works.
Deuteronomy 16:20
But in all things follow righteousness, that thou mayest live and enjoy the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Deuteronomy 33:1
This is the blessing wherewith Moses, God's man, blessed the children of Israel before his death,
1 Samuel 2:27
And there came a man of God unto Eli and said unto him, "Thus sayeth the LORD, 'I appeared unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt, in Pharaoh's house.
1 Samuel 9:6
"Behold, there is in this city a worshipful man of God, and all that he sayeth cometh to pass. Now then let us go thither: peradventure he shall show us what way we may go."
1 Kings 13:1
And behold, there came a man of God out of Judah with the word of God, to Bethel, as Jeroboam stood by the altar to offer,
1 Kings 13:26
And when the prophet that brought him back again from the way, heard thereof, he said, "It is the man of God which disobeyed the mouth of the LORD. And therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion which hath rent him and slain him, according to the word of the LORD, which he said to him."
1 Kings 17:18
Then said she unto Elijah, "What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me, that my sin should be thought on and my son slain?"
1 Kings 17:24
Then the wife said to Elijah, "Now I know that thou art God's man, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth."
1 Kings 20:28
Then there came a man of God and said unto the king of Israel, "Thus sayeth the LORD, 'Because the Syrians say that the LORD is but a God of the hills, and not God of the valleys too: therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand that ye may know that I am the LORD.'"
2 Kings 1:9
Then the king sent unto him a captain over fifty with his fifty. And when the captain was come to Elijah, behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And the captain said unto him, "Man of God, the king biddeth thee come down."
2 Kings 1:13
And the king sent again the third captain over fifty. And when the third captain over fifty was come up to him, he fell on his knees before Elijah and besought him and said unto him, "Oh man of God, let my life and the life of these fifty thy servants be precious in thy sight.
2 Kings 5:20
And when he was departed from him a furlong of ground, Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Behold, my master hath spared Naaman, this Syrian, so that he hath not taken from him that which he brought! As surely as the LORD liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat."
2 Kings 23:17
Then the king said, "What meaneth yonder grave stone that I see?" And the men of the city told him, "It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah and openly denounced the selfsame things that thou hast done to the altar of Bethel."
1 Chronicles 23:14
And as for Moses the man of God, his children were named with the tribe of Levi.
2 Chronicles 8:14
And Solomon put the sorts of priests in companies as David his father had ordered them, unto the offices, and the Levites unto their wait, for to praise and minister before the priests day by day, and the porters by course at every gate. For so had David the man of God commanded.
Nehemiah 12:24
And these were the chief among the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, and their brethren over against them, to give praise and thanks, according as David the man of God had ordained it, one watch over against another.
Nehemiah 12:36
and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, and Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God. And Ezra the scribe before them,
Psalm 34:14
Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it.
Psalm 38:20
They also that reward evil for good are against me, because I follow the thing that is good.
Isaiah 51:1
Hearken unto me, ye that follow righteousness and seek the LORD. Look unto the rock ye were cut out, and to the cave and pit ye were digged out.
Jeremiah 35:4
and brought them to the house of the LORD, into the closet of the children of Hanan the son of Igdaliah the man of God: which was by the closet of the princes, that is above the closet of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, which is the chief of the treasury.
Romans 14:19
Let us follow those things which make for peace: and things wherewith one may edify another.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee fornication. All sins that a man doth, are without the body. But he that is a fornicator, sinneth against his own body.
1 Corinthians 10:14
Wherefore my dear beloved, flee from worshipping of idols.
1 Corinthians 14:1
Labour for love, and covet spiritual gifts: and most chiefly for to prophesy.
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the spirit is: love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance.
Philippians 4:8-9
Furthermore brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things pertain to love, whatsoever things are of honest report, if there be any virtuous thing, if there be any laudable thing, those same have ye in your mind,
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no man despise thy youth; but be unto them that believe, an example: in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith and in pureness.
1 Timothy 5:10
and well reported of in good works: if she have nourished children, if she have been liberal to strangers, if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have ministered unto them which were in adversity, if she were continually given unto all manner good works.
1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, save that which is given thee to keep, and avoid unghostly vanities of voices, and oppositions of science falsely so called,
Titus 2:11-12
For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation unto all men, hath appeared
Hebrews 12:14
Embrace peace with all men, and holiness; without the which, no man shall see the Lord.
1 Peter 3:11
Let him eschew evil and do good: let him seek peace, and ensue it.
2 Peter 1:5-7
And hereunto, give all diligence: In your faith, minister virtue; and in virtue, knowledge;