1 Timothy 6:18 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁸That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

1 Timothy 6:18 —

Old words in this verse

communicate: — share, give.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 13:16
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
1 John 3:17
But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
Romans 12:8
Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Psalms 37:3
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Proverbs 11:24-25
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. …

Topics

Alms Avarice Beneficence Benevolence Capital and Labor Care Carnal Mindedness Charity

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 13-21)

The apostle here charges Timothy to keep this commandment (that is, the whole work of his ministry, all the trust reposed in him, all the service expected from him) without spot, unrebukable; he must conduct himself so in his ministry that he might not lay himself open to any blame nor incur any blemish. What are the motives to move him to this? I. He gives him a solemn charge: I give thee charge…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 18)

18. do good--like God Himself (Psa 119:68; Ac 14:17) and Christ (Ac 10:38). Tittmann translates, “to do,” or “act well”; as the Greek for “to be beneficent” is a distinct word, agathopoiein. rich in good works--so “rich in faith,” which produces good works (Jas 2:5). Contrasted with “rich in this world,” 1Ti 6:17. Literally, it is “rich in honorable (right) works.” Greek, “kalois,” “ergois,” are w…