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The Love, Not the Money
Commentators universally stress that the verse condemns the love of money, not money itself. As John Gill notes, money is a gift from God that can be used for good. The problem is an "immoderate insatiable desire" for it, which becomes a form of idolatry. Matthew Henry adds that one can have money without loving it, but loving it is what "will drive them to all evil."
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1 Timothy
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Timothy 6:10
18th Century
Theologian
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…
AT Robertson
On 1 Timothy 6:10
The love of money (η φιλαργυρια). Vulgate, avaritia. Common word (from φιλαργυρος, 2 Timothy 3:12, and that fro…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Timothy 6:10
19th Century
Bishop
For even.—The sequence of thought is a little difficult, but it seems best to regard this “for” as connecting its…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Timothy 6:10
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…
John Calvin
On 1 Timothy 6:10
16th Century
Theologian
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…
John Gill
On 1 Timothy 6:10
17th Century
Pastor
For the love of money is the root of all evil
Of all the evils before mentioned, and of others; not money itself, as…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Timothy 6:6–10
17th Century
Minister
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…