18Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.


In Context

15 which God will bring about in his own time--God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

16 who alone is immortal and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might forever. Amen.

17 Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,

1st Timothy 6:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:18that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:18To do good, to be rich in good works, to give easily, to communicate to others,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:18to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate of their substance,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:18that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:18that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:18to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,