1 TIM 6:10 Parallel Verse View

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ULT For a root of all the evils is the love of money, which desiring, some have been led away from the faith and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

UST That is because people do all sorts of evil things when they strongly desire to have money. When some people started desiring money, they stopped trusting in Jesus. By doing that, they have made themselves sorrowful in many ways.

BSB For the love of money is [the] root of all kinds of evil. By craving [it], some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

BLB For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils, which some, stretching after, have been seduced away from the faith and have pierced themselves with many sorrows.

AICNT For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

OEB Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.

WEBBE For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.

LSV for the love of money is a root of all the evils, which certain [ones] longing for went astray from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows;

FBV For the desire to be rich leads to many kinds of evil results. Some of those who longed for this have turned away from the truth, and have hurt themselves, experiencing a lot of pain.

TCNT For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to become rich some have wandered away from the faith, piercing themselves with many sorrows.

T4T All kinds of bad things will happen to people who [PRS] desire to have a lot of money. Because some people longed for money, they have stopped believing the doctrine/teaching that all of us believe and they have caused themselves much grief/sadness.

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BBE For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.

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Wymth For from love of money all sorts of evils arise; and some have so hankered after money as to be led astray from the faith and be pierced through with countless sorrows.

ASV For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

DRA For the desire of money is the root of all evils; which some coveting have erred from the faith, and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.

YLT for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

Drby For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

RV For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

SLT For the root of all evils is the love of money: which some striving for, have been led astray from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many pains.

Wbstr For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some have coveted, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

KJB-1769 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

KJB-1611 For the loue of money is the root of all euill, which while some coueted after, they haue [fn]erred from the faith, and pierced themselues through with many sorrowes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

6:10 Or, bene seduced.

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Gnva For the desire of money is the roote of all euill, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and pearced themselues through with many sorowes.
(For the desire of money is the root of all evil, which while some lusted after, they erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. )

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TNT For coveteousnes is the rote of all evyll which whill some lusted after they erred from the fayth and tanglyd them selves with many sorowes.
(For coveteousnes is the root of all evil which while some lusted after they erred from the faith and tanglyd them selves with many sorrows. )

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ClVg Radix enim omnium malorum est cupiditas: quam quidam appetentes erraverunt a fide, et inseruerunt se doloribus multis.[fn]
(Radix because of_all of_evil it_is cupiditas: how some appetentes erraverunt from fide, and inseruerunt himself pains many. )

6.10 Cupiditas. In Græco habetur,. Si ergo avaritia habetur quæ proprie est pecuniæ amor, pro genere quod est cupiditas, ponitur species. Doloribus multis. Avari enim tanto plus sollicitudinem cruciatus sustinent, quo amplius desiderant quæ vel habita transeunt, vel quæ habere non possunt.

6.10 Cupiditas. In Græco is_held,. When/But_if therefore avaritia is_held which properly it_is pecuniæ amor, for in_general that it_is cupiditas, putsur species. Doloribus many. Avari because tanto plus anxietym tortured hold_onnt, where more desiderant which or habita they_pass, or which to_have not/no they_can.

UGNT ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία, ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι, ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς.
(ɽiza gar pantōn tōn kakōn estin haʸ filarguria, haʸs tines oregomenoi, apeplanaʸthaʸsan apo taʸs pisteōs, kai heautous periepeiran odunais pollais.)

SBL-GNT ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία, ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως καὶ ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς.
(ɽiza gar pantōn tōn kakōn estin haʸ filarguria, haʸs tines oregomenoi apeplanaʸthaʸsan apo taʸs pisteōs kai heautous periepeiran odunais pollais.)

RP-GNT Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστὶν ἡ φιλαργυρία· ἧς τινὲς ὀρεγόμενοι ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς.
(Ɽiza gar pantōn tōn kakōn estin haʸ filarguria; haʸs tines oregomenoi apeplanaʸthaʸsan apo taʸs pisteōs, kai heautous periepeiran odunais pollais.)

TC-GNT Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία· ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς.
(Ɽiza gar pantōn tōn kakōn estin haʸ filarguria; haʸs tines oregomenoi apeplanaʸthaʸsan apo taʸs pisteōs, kai heautous periepeiran odunais pollais. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

γὰρ

for

Here, the word For introduces a reason for what Paul stated in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason or basis for a statement, or you could leave For untranslated. Alternate translation: [Here is why:]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ῥίζα & πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία

˓a˒_root & ˱of˲_all ¬the evil is the fondness_of_silver

Paul speaks of evil as if it were a plant, and of the love of money as if it were the root from which that plant grew. He means that the love of money leads to all the evils. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the love of money is like a root of all the evils] or [the love of money leads to all the evils]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

πάντων τῶν κακῶν

˱of˲_all ¬the evil

Paul says all here as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [of many kinds of evils]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἡ φιλαργυρία

the fondness_of_silver

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of love, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [loving money]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

ἧς & ὀρεγόμενοι

˱of˲_which & aspiring

The pronoun which refers to money. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to it more directly. Alternate translation: [and desiring money]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι, ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ & περιέπειραν

˱of˲_which some aspiring ˓have˒_wandered_away from the faith and & pierced

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say what did the action, it is clear from the context that it was the desire for money. Alternate translation: [which desire has led some people away from the faith, and they have pierced] or [and when some people desired money, it led them away from the faith, and they have pierced]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως

˓have˒_wandered_away from the faith

Paul speaks of desiring money as if it were an evil guide that intentionally leads people down the wrong path. He means that desiring money causes people to stop having faith. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [have left the faith] or [have ceased to have faith]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως

from the faith

Here, the word faith could refer to: (1) the act of having faith in Jesus. Alternate translation: [from the faith that they had] (2) what people believe about Jesus when they have faith in him. Alternate translation: [from what Christians believe]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως

from the faith

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of faith, you could express the same idea in another way. Make sure that your translation fits with the option you chose in the previous note. Alternate translation: [from how they believed in Jesus]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς

themselves pierced ˱with˲_sorrows many

Paul speaks about people who cause grief for themselves as if they were using a sword to stab themselves. He means that they are responsible for the many sorrows that they experience. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [have caused themselves many sorrows, as if they had stabbed themselves with swords] or [have caused themselves to have many sorrows]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ὀδύναις πολλαῖς

˱with˲_sorrows many

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sorrows, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [by often making themselves sorrowful]

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