The love of money (η φιλαργυρια). Vulgate, avaritia. Common word (from φιλαργυρος, 2 Timothy 3:12, and that fro…

For the love of money is the root of all evil. That is, of all kinds of evil. This is evidently not to be understood as liter…

And with all deceivableness.—“Deceivableness” does not mean “readiness to be deceived,” but, according to older English u…

It is not money that is a root of all kinds of evil, but “the love of money” (GK 5794). Some people are always grasping at money. This is the curse…

For the root of all evils is avarice. There is no need to be overly scrupulous in comparing other vices with this. It is certain that ambi…

For the love of money is the root of all evil
Of all the evils before mentioned, and of others; not money itself, as…

Those who use Christianity as a mere trade to serve their own purposes in this world will be disappointed; but those who attend to it as their call…

1. Previously, the Apostle showed what kind of gain is suitable for Christians: namely, godline with contentment. Here he shows that those w…