Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Holman Bible
storing up for themselves a good reserve
International Standard Version
By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the future, so that they can keep their hold on the life that is real.
A Conservative Version
storing up for themselves a good foundation for that which is coming, so that they may take hold of the eternal life.
American Standard Version
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.
Amplified
In this way storing up for themselves the enduring riches of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
An Understandable Version
[In that way] they will store up for themselves a treasure [of never ending rewards] for providing a solid foundation for the future, so that they can take hold of the true life [i.e., in heaven].
Anderson New Testament
treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Bible in Basic English
Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.
Common New Testament
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that life which is life indeed.
Daniel Mace New Testament
securing to themselves a well-grounded expectation of obtaining hereafter an immortal life.
Darby Translation
laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of what is really life.
Godbey New Testament
laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.
Goodspeed New Testament
storing up a valuable treasure for themselves for the future, so as to grasp the life that is life indeed.
John Wesley New Testament
Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Julia Smith Translation
Treasuring up to themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold upon eternal life.
King James 2000
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Lexham Expanded Bible
storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, in order that they may take hold of [what is] truly life.
Modern King James verseion
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may obtain eternal life.
Moffatt New Testament
amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.
Montgomery New Testament
laying up right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order that they may obtain the Life which is life indeed.
NET Bible
In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.
New Heart English Bible
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of that which is truly life.
Noyes New Testament
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.
Sawyer New Testament
treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the true life.
The Emphasized Bible
Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
laying up treasure for themselves a noble foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Twentieth Century New Testament
storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, that they may gain the only true Life.
Webster
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Weymouth New Testament
storing up for themselves that which shall be a solid foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of the Life which is life indeed.
World English Bible
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.
Worrell New Testament
treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on that which is really life.
Worsley New Testament
treasuring up to themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may obtain eternal life.
Youngs Literal Translation
treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 6:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions To The Rich
18 charge them to continue doing good and being rich in good deeds, open-handed and generous hearted, 19 in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed. 20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you; continue to turn away from the worldly, futile phrases and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge,"
Phrases
Cross References
Luke 16:9
So I tell you, make friends by the right use of your money, which so easily tends to wrongdoing, so that when it fails, your friends may welcome you to the eternal dwellings.
1 Timothy 6:12
Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.
Matthew 6:19-21
"Stop storing up your riches on earth where moths and rust make away with them, and where thieves break in and steal them.
Matthew 10:41-42
Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive the same reward as a prophet, and whoever welcomes an upright man as such will receive the same reward as the upright man.
Matthew 19:21
Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell everything you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back here and follow me."
Matthew 25:34-40
Then the King will say to those at His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, take possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
Luke 6:48-49
He is like a man who was building a house, who dug deep, and laid its foundation upon the rock; and when a flood came, the torrent burst upon that house but it could not shake it, because it was well built.
Luke 12:33
Sell your property and give to charity. Provide for yourselves purses that will never wear out, riches that never fail in heaven, where a thief cannot come near nor a moth destroy,
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received in full your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus his hardships in his, but now he is continuously comforted here, while you are continuously tortured there.
Luke 18:2
"Once there was in a city a judge who had no reverence for God nor respect for men.
Luke 18:22
When Jesus heard this, He said to him, "One thing you still lack. Sell everything you have, and distribute the money among the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come back and follow me."
Galatians 5:6
For in union with Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor lack of it counts for anything; but only faith that is spurred on to action by love.
Galatians 6:8-9
The person who sows to gratify his lower nature will reap destruction from that lower nature, and the person who sows to gratify his higher nature will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
Ephesians 3:17
and that Christ in His love, through your faith, may make His permanent home in your hearts. You must be deeply rooted, your foundations must be strong,
Philippians 3:14
I am pressing onward toward the goal, to win the prize to which God through Jesus Christ is calling us upward.
2 Timothy 2:19
But God's foundation stands unshaken, with these inscriptions: "The Lord knows the people who belong to Him" and "Everyone who bears the name of the Lord must abstain from evil."
1 Peter 1:4
yes, to an inheritance that is imperishable, unsullied, and unfading, which is kept in heaven for you