E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 6:6
with . Greek. meta . App-104 . contentment . Greek. autarkeia . See 2 Corinthians 9:8 - Compare Philippians 1:4 , Philippians 1:11 . read more
テモテヘの第一の手紙 6:6 Jc
E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 6:6
1 Timothy 6:6. But godliness with contentment, &c.— Piety, indeed, with contentment, is great riches. Heylin. This is a most pleasing sentiment for the religious poor.—Contentment will attend piety, as its inseparable companion; and, consequently, the pious man will be happy, whatever his circumstances may be, and even much more so than any accumulation of worldly wealth can make him. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:6
6. But—Though they err in this, there is a sense in which "piety is" not merely gain, but "great means of gain": not the gaining which they pursue, and which makes men to be discontented with their present possessions, and to use religion as "a cloak of covetousness" (1 Thessalonians 2:5) and means of earthly gain, but the present and eternal gain which piety, whose accompaniment is contentment, secures to the soul. WIESINGER remarks that Paul observed in Timothy a tendency to indolence and... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:1-19
V. INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROUPS WITHIN THE CHURCH 6:1-19In the last major section of this letter Paul called on Timothy to instruct the members of various groups within the church concerning their Christian duty. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:3-10
B. False teachers 6:3-10Paul returned to instructions concerning the false teachers (cf. 1 Timothy 1:3-11; 1 Timothy 4:1-5) to alert Timothy to their underlying attitudes so he could deal with them effectively.". . . Paul issues a kind of ’wanted poster.’ It is the counterpart to the ’job description’ given in chapter 3." [Note: Towner, 1-2 Timothy . . ., p.135.] read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:6-8
Paul urged Timothy to remember that real "gain" comes from the acquisition of true godliness that includes an attitude of contentment with one’s material possessions. It does not come from teaching godliness to others primarily to receive pay for doing so. That conduct demonstrates an attitude of discontent with one’s material possessions.The apostle further reminded Timothy that there is really no relationship between godliness and one’s material possessions. Material things are transitory. As... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:1-21
Concerning Servants, the Rich, and Corrupt Teachers1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished slavery—not by denouncing it, but by implanting the idea of Christian brotherhood, which was incompatible with it: see Intro, to Philemon. If a Christian were the slave of an unbeliever, his submissiveness was to be such as to earn credit for his profession. If he had a Christian master, he was to be the more... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Timothy 6:6
(6) But godliness with contentment is great gain.—Here the Apostle changes the subject of his letter somewhat abruptly. The monstrous thought that these wordly men dare to trade upon his dear Master’s religion, dare to make out of his holy doctrine a gain—the hateful word suggests to him another danger, to which many in a congregation drawn from the population of a wealthy commercial city like Ephesus were hourly exposed. This is an admirable instance of the sudden change we often notice in the... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Timothy 6:1-21
1 Timothy 6:4 'I cannot bring myself to take much interest in all the controversies that are going on,' Max Müller wrote in 1865, 'in the Church of England. No doubt the points at issue are great, and appeal to our hearts and minds, but the spirit in which they are treated seems to me so very small. How few men on either side give you the impression that they write face to face with God, and not face to face with men and the small powers that be.' False Suppositions in Life 1 Timothy 6:5... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3-16
Trouble-makers and God’s servant (6:3-16)The teaching of the false teachers differs from that of Christ, and their conduct likewise differs. Their kind of teaching arises out of pride and creates argument, which in turn leads to suspicious thoughts and insulting talk about others. Paul knows that their real reason for setting themselves up as Christian teachers is to become rich (3-5).Christianity does make a person rich, but not in the way the false teachers think. Christians are rich when... read more