提摩太前书 6:8

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

只要有衣有食，就應當知足。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
只 要 有 衣 有 食 ， 就 当 知 足 。

Contextual Overview

⁶ Serving God does make us very rich, if we are satisfied with what we have. ⁷ We brought nothing into the world, so we can take nothing out. ⁸ But, if we have food and clothes, we will be satisfied with that. ⁹ Those who want to become rich bring temptation to themselves and are caught in a trap. They want many foolish and harmful things that ruin and destroy people. ¹⁰ The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have left the faith, because they wanted to get more money, but they have caused themselves much sorrow. ¹¹ But you, man of God, run away from all those things. Instead, live in the right way, serve God, have faith, love, patience, and gentleness. ¹² Fight the good fight of faith, grabbing hold of the life that continues forever. You were called to have that life when you confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 28:20, Genesis 48:15, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 8:3, Deuteronomy 8:4, Proverbs 27:23-27, Proverbs 30:8, Proverbs 30:9, Ecclesiastes 2:24-26, Ecclesiastes 3:12, Ecclesiastes 3:13, Matthew 6:11, Matthew 6:25-33, Hebrews 13:5, Hebrews 13:6

Reciprocal: Ruth 1:6 - in giving Proverbs 23:4 - Labour Ecclesiastes 2:22 - hath man Matthew 6:19 - General Luke 3:14 - and be 1 Timothy 6:6 - contentment

Cross-References

Genesis 6:12
When God saw that everyone on the earth did only evil,

Genesis 6:17
I will bring a flood of water on the earth to destroy all living things that live under the sky, including everything that has the breath of life. Everything on the earth will die.

Genesis 19:19
You have been merciful and kind to me and have saved my life. But I can't run to the mountains. The disaster will catch me, and I will die.

Psalms 84:11
The Lord God is like a sun and shield; the Lord gives us kindness and honor. He does not hold back anything good from those whose lives are innocent.

Psalms 145:20
The Lord protects everyone who loves him, but he will destroy the wicked.

Proverbs 3:4
Then you will be respected and will please both God and people.

Proverbs 8:35
Those who find me find life, and the Lord will be pleased with them.

Proverbs 12:2
The Lord is pleased with a good person, but he will punish anyone who plans evil.

Jeremiah 31:2
This is what the Lord says: "The people who were not killed by the enemy's sword found help in the desert. I came to give rest to Israel."

Luke 1:30
The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary; God has shown you his grace.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 the love of God to them; these were all that Jacob desired, Agur petitioned for, and Christ directs his disciples daily to pray for; and which to have, is to have enough, a proper sufficiency and competency: the words may be rendered, "we shall be content with them"; which the apostle could say for himself, Timothy, and others, who had been content, even when they wanted these things. The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read, "we are content"; and the Syriac version, "food and raiment are sufficient for us"; and so the apostle sets himself, and others, as examples of contentment to be imitated and followed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And having food and raiment - Food and raiment, here, seem to be used to denote supplies for our needs in general. It is not uncommon to denote the whole by a part, and, as these are the principal things which we really need, and without which life could not be sustained, the apostle uses the phrase to denote all that is really necessary for us. We cannot suppose that he would forbid a desire of a comfortable habitation, or of the means of knowledge, or of conveniences for worshipping God, etc. The idea is, that having those flyings which meet the actual necessities of our nature, and save us from distress, we should not strive after “uncertain riches,” or make wealth the object of our anxious pursuit; compare notes on Philippians 4:11-12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 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 1 Timothy 6:6.

The word ακεπασματα, which we translate raiment, signifies covering in general; and here means house or lodging, as well as clothing.