1 Timothy 6:7

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Summary

1 Timothy 6:7

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

We brought

Job 1:21

Proverbs 27:24

Ecclesiastes 5:15

Certain

Psalm 49:17

Luke 12:20

Luke 16:22

General references

Bible References

We brought

He said,
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
And naked I shall return there.
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.

As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.

Certain

For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His glory will not descend after him.

But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night

your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’

Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

General references

Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will live with us.”

So it came about when they had finished eating the grain which they had brought from Egypt, that their father said to them, “Go back, buy us a little food.”

For it is not an idle word for you; indeed it is your life. And by this word you will prolong your days in the land, which you are about to cross the Jordan to possess.”

As he had come naked from his mother’s womb, so will he return as he came. He will take nothing from the fruit of his labor that he can carry in his hand.