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A popular current text, the King James Version shows 1 Timothy 6:10 to be: For the love of money is the root of all of evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. (The full verse is shown but Bold added being the subject of this page.)
The previous verse established a somewhat ambiguous metaphor of the generous/undivided eye being the source of light into the body. This verse presents the opposite stating that an evil eye plunges one into darkness. The evil eye was both an expression for jealousy and for stinginess (cf. Matthew 20:15 [1]).
With these top Bible verses about money, ... February 7, 2024 at 11:24 AM. ... The Good News: While money isn’t inherently evil, the excessive love of it and an intense desire for wealth can ...
The pattern helped the early Christians to survive after the siege of Jerusalem and was taken seriously for several centuries. [6] While it later disappeared from church history, it remained within monasticism [7] and was an important supporting factor in the rise of feudalism. This ideal returned in the 19th century with monasticism revival ...
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. The World English Bible translates the passage as: 17 Even so, every good tree produces good ...
The formulation of this verse is known as the Imitatio Dei; a similar verse appears in Luke 6:36. The verse might be modeled on Leviticus 19:2, which says in the King James Version: "Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, You shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy." [2]
Thus; The Law was from God and the promise of the kingdom to Israel was by the Law, but if the kingdom of the Law be divided in itself, it must needs be destroyed; and thus Israel lost the Law, when the nation whose was the Law, rejected the fulfilment of the Law in Christ.
This verse, like the others in the death of Judas section, has no direct parallel in the other gospels. This verse is likely influenced by Zechariah 11:12–13 in the Hebrew Bible that has money being thrown into the potter of the temple. Another parallel is 2 Samuel 17:23 where Ahithophel hangs himself after betraying David. [1]