Parallel Verses

World English Bible

But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

New American Standard Bible

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

King James Version

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Holman Bible

But you, man of God, run from these things,
and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith,
love, endurance, and gentleness.

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, O man of God, flee from these things; aim at and pursue righteousness [true goodness, moral conformity to the character of God], godliness [the fear of God], faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness.

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.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, 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.

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

thou
σύ 
Su 
thou
Usage: 132

O
ὦ 
O, not tr
Usage: 11

man
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

φεύγω 
Pheugo 
Usage: 23

ταῦτα 
Tauta 
Usage: 188

and
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

διώκω 
Dioko 
Usage: 28

δικαιοσύνη 
Dikaiosune 
Usage: 83

εὐσέβεια 
Eusebeia 
Usage: 15

πίστις 
Pistis 
Usage: 221

G26
ἀγάπη 
Agape 
Usage: 105

ὑπομονή 
Hupomone 
Usage: 26

Devotionals

Devotionals containing 1 Timothy 6:11

References

Context Readings

Renewed Charge To Timothy

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.


Cross References

2 Timothy 2:22

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

2 Timothy 3:17

that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Deuteronomy 16:20

You shall follow that which is altogether just, that you may live, and inherit the land which Yahweh your God gives you.

Deuteronomy 33:1

This is the blessing, with which Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

1 Samuel 2:27

A man of God came to Eli, and said to him, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Did I reveal myself to the house of your father, when they were in Egypt [in bondage] to Pharaoh's house?

1 Samuel 9:6

He said to him, "See now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says comes surely to pass. Now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go."

1 Kings 13:1

Behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Beth El: and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.

1 Kings 13:26

When the prophet who brought him back from the way heard of it, he said, "It is the man of God who was disobedient to the mouth of Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh has delivered him to the lion, which has mauled him and slain him, according to the word of Yahweh, which he spoke to him."

1 Kings 17:18

She said to Elijah, "What have I to do with you, you man of God? You have come to me to bring my sin to memory, and to kill my son!"

1 Kings 17:24

The woman said to Elijah, "Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of Yahweh in your mouth is truth."

1 Kings 20:28

A man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, "Thus says Yahweh, 'Because the Syrians have said, "Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys;" therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am Yahweh.'"

2 Kings 1:9

Then [the king] sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, "Man of God, the king has said, 'Come down!'"

2 Kings 1:13

Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, "Man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight.

2 Kings 5:20

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him, and take something from him."

2 Kings 23:17

Then he said, "What monument is that which I see?" The men of the city told him, "It is the tomb of the man of God, who came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that you have done against the altar of Bethel."

1 Chronicles 23:14

But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

2 Chronicles 8:14

He appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their divisions at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

Nehemiah 12:24

The chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers over against them, to praise and give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, watch next to watch.

Nehemiah 12:36

and his brothers, Shemaiah, and Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe was before them.

Psalm 34:14

Depart from evil, and do good. seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalm 38:20

They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

Isaiah 51:1

"Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek Yahweh: look to the rock you were cut from, and to the hold of the pit you were dug from.

Jeremiah 35:4

and I brought them into the house of Yahweh, into the room of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the princes, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

Romans 14:19

So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

1 Corinthians 6:18

Flee sexual immorality! "Every sin that a man does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

1 Corinthians 10:14

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

1 Corinthians 14:1

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Philippians 4:8-9

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

1 Timothy 5:10

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

Titus 2:11-12

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

Hebrews 12:14

Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,

1 Peter 3:11

Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

2 Peter 1:5-7

Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;

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