1 Timothy 6:8
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
Context
This verse from 1 Timothy Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. Godliness with contentment is great gain; the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. The rich should not be …
Other Translations
but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.
but having food and raiment--with these we shall suffice ourselves;
But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.
Cross References
Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did …
For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through …
Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, …
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance …
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed …
And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that …
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the …