1 Timothy 6:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Timothy 6:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Timothy 6:8 is a verse from the book of 1 Timothy in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And having food and raiment let us be therewith content." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Timothy 6:8 — KJV
“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”
— 1 Timothy 6:8 (KJV)
1 Timothy 6:8 in Context — About the Book of 1 Timothy
1 Timothy is a veteran's field manual for a young pastor in Ephesus — sound doctrine, qualified leaders, care for widows, contentment over the love of money, and fighting the good fight of faith. It urges prayers for kings and all in authority so believers can live peaceful, godly lives.
Cross-References for 1 Timothy 6:8
“Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content. were...: Heb. hearkened”
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“And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.”
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“If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.”
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“Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God. bread: or, food”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 6:8: food, let
“He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.”
Shares key themes with 1 Timothy 6:8: food, raiment
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