1 Timothy 6:8

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
having	ἔχοντες echontes	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
food	διατροφὰς diatrophas	G1305	nourishment · noun — accusative plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
raiment	σκεπάσματα, skepasmata	G4629	perhaps akin to the base of G4649 (σκοπός) through the… · noun — accusative plural neuter
be	ἀρκεσθησόμεθα.¶ arkesthēsometha	G714	properly · verb — future passive indicative, 1st person plural
therewith	τούτοις toútois	G5125	to (for
content	ἀρκέω arkéō	G714	properly

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Cross-references

Hebrews 13:5-6 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor fo…
Matthew 6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
Matthew 6:25-33 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put…
Genesis 28:20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to…
Proverbs 30:8-9 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
Deuteronomy 2:7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years…
Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
Deuteronomy 8:3-4 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he mig…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:6-12

From the mention of the abuse which some put upon religion, making it to serve their secular advantages, the apostle, I. Takes occasion to show the excellency of contentment and the evil of covetousness. 1. The excellency of contentment, Ti1 6:6-8. Some account Christianity an advantageous profession for this world. In the sense they mean this is false; yet it is undoubtedly true that, though Christianity is the worst trade, it is the best calling in the world. Those that make a trade of it, merely to serve their turn for this world, will be disappointed, and find it a sorry trade; but those that mind it as their calling, and make a business of it, will find it a gainful calling, for it has…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 6:8

And--Greek, "But." In contrast to the greedy gain-seekers (Ti1 6:5). having--so long as we have food. (The Greek expresses "food sufficient in each case for our continually recurring wants" [ALFORD]). It is implied that we, as believers, shall have this (Isa 23:16). raiment--Greek, "covering"; according to some including a roof to cover us, that is, a dwelling, as well as clothing. let us be therewith content--literally, "we shall be sufficiently provided"; "we shall be sufficed" [ALFORD].

Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 6:8

Having food and raiment, let us be therewith content - Αρκεσθησομεθα· Let us consider this a competency. And it is evident that the apostle considers this a competency, and by these words explains what he said Ti1 6:6. The word ακεπασματα, which we translate raiment, signifies covering in general; and here means house or lodging, as well as clothing.

John Gill on 1 Timothy 6:8

And having food and raiment,.... "Food" includes all things necessary to be ate and drank, of which there is a great variety, and is here expressed in the plural number; and "raiment" every necessary covering, as the word used signifies, and includes an habitation, which is a cover and shelter from the inclementencies of the weather. And now having all these comforts and necessaries of life, food to eat, and drink to extinguish thirst and refresh, raiment to put on, and a house to dwell in, let us be therewith content: there is very good reason why the saints should be content; since more than these things cannot be enjoyed; and these they have with a blessing, and as a fruit and token of t…

The Church Fathers

I have taught those in a middle station to be content with food and covering;
— Apostolic Constitutions, CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES

"And having food and raiment, let us be therewith content." Such things, and so much ought we to eat, as will suffice to nourish us, and such things should we put on, as will cover us, and clothe our nakedness, and nothing more; and a common garment will answer this purpose.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Timothy 17

For those who in appearance are rich, though they have many possessions, are yet poor in soul. The more they amass, the more they pine with longing for what they lack. But the believer, paradoxically, is rich even when poor. Knowing that we have need only of raiment and food and being content with these, he has trampled riches underfoot.
— Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 5:2

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Dictionary and topics

Contentment · 14:10,14;15:13,15,30;16:8;17:1,22;30:8; — 14:10,14;15:13,15,30;16:8;17:1,22;30:8;
Covetousness · 6:13;8:10;17:11;22:17;51:13; — 6:13;8:10;17:11;22:17;51:13;
Riches · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Timothy 6:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:6-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 6:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 6:8

John Gill on 1 Timothy 6:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Timothy 6:8

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:6-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Timothy 6:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Timothy 6:8

John Gill on 1 Timothy 6:8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Timothy 6:6-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Timothy 6:6