Parallel Verses
Worsley New Testament
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Holman Bible
But godliness with contentment is a great gain.
International Standard Version
Of course, godliness with contentment does bring a great profit.
A Conservative Version
But piety with contentment is great gain,
American Standard Version
But godliness with contentment is great gain:
Amplified
But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].
An Understandable Version
But godliness [itself] is great gain, [when it is] accompanied by contentment.
Anderson New Testament
But godliness, with a contented disposition, is great gain.
Bible in Basic English
But true faith, with peace of mind, is of great profit:
Common New Testament
But godliness with contentment is itself great gain.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Religion indeed with contentment leads to great gain.
Darby Translation
But piety with contentment is great gain.
Godbey New Testament
Godliness with contentment is great gain,
Goodspeed New Testament
And religion with contentment is a great means of gain.
John Wesley New Testament
But godliness with content is great gain.
Julia Smith Translation
But devotion with contentment is great gain.
King James 2000
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain.
Modern King James verseion
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Godliness is great riches, if a man be content with that he hath.
Moffatt New Testament
And so it is ??provided it goes with a contented spirit;
Montgomery New Testament
Now godliness with contentment is truly gainful;
NET Bible
Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.
New Heart English Bible
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Noyes New Testament
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Sawyer New Testament
But piety with contentment is great gain.
The Emphasized Bible
Now it is a great means of gain - godliness, with a sufficiency of ones own;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And a great source of gain religion is, when it brings contentment with it!
Webster
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Weymouth New Testament
And godliness *is* gain, when associated with contentment;
Williams New Testament
Now the fact is, religion with contentment is a means of great gain.
World English Bible
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Worrell New Testament
But godliness with contentment is a great source of gain;
Youngs Literal Translation
but it is great gain -- the piety with contentment;
Themes
Contentment » Contentment, the duty of
Contentment » With Godliness is great gain
Contentment » Godliness with contentment
Godliness » Profitable, general references to
Godliness » Godliness with contentment
Man » Man entering and leaving the world with nothing
Profit and loss » Profit » Godliness profitable general references to
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 6:6
Prayers for 1 Timothy 6:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
False Teachers And The Love Of Money
5 and void of truth, accounting gain to be godliness: from such withdraw thyself. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out:
Cross References
1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise profiteth little, but piety is profitable unto all things, having the promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come:
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be free from covetousness, and be contented with what ye have: for He hath said, I will not leave thee; I will never, never forsake thee.
1 Timothy 6:8
having therefore food and raiment, let us be herewith content.
Philippians 4:11-13
Not that I speak on account of want; for I have learnt in whatever circumstances I am, to be contented.
Matthew 6:32-33
(things which the heathens are so inquisitive after) for your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these.
Luke 3:14
And the soldiers also asked him, saying, And what shall we do? and He said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely, and be content with your pay.
Luke 12:31-32
Seek ye therefore the kingdom of God, and all these shall be super-added unto you.
Romans 5:3-5
And not only so, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience,
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things co-operate for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose;
2 Corinthians 4:17-1
For our short and light affliction is working out for us an infinite and eternal weight of glory, as we aim not at the things which are visible, but invisible:
Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain: and if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor: