1 Timothy 6:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.

New Living Translation
But you, Timothy, are a man of God; so run from all these evil things. Pursue righteousness and a godly life, along with faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

English Standard Version
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

Berean Study Bible
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

New American Standard Bible
But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

NASB 1995
But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

NASB 1977
But flee from these things, you man of God; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

Amplified Bible
But as for you, O man of God, flee from these things; aim at and pursue righteousness [true goodness, moral conformity to the character of God], godliness [the fear of God], faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness.

Christian Standard Bible
But you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But you, man of God, run from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

Contemporary English Version
Timothy, you belong to God, so keep away from all these evil things. Try your best to please God and to be like him. Be faithful, loving, dependable, and gentle.

Good News Translation
But you, man of God, avoid all these things. Strive for righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But you, man of God, must avoid these things. Pursue what God approves of: a godly life, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

International Standard Version
But you, man of God, must flee from all these things. Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

NET Bible
But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

New King James Version
But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

King James 2000 Bible
But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

New Heart English Bible
But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

World English Bible
But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.

American King James Version
But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

American Standard Version
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

A Faithful Version
But you, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and meekness.

Darby Bible Translation
But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

English Revised Version
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Webster's Bible Translation
But thou, O man of God, flee from these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and followe after righteousnesse, godlines, faith, loue, patience, and meekenes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But thou O man of God, flee these thynges, and folow after righteousnes, godlynes, faith, loue, pacience, mekenes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But thou man of God, flye soche thinges: folowe righteousnes, godlynes, faith, loue, pacience, mekenes:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
But thou which arte the man of god flye soche thynges Folowe rightewesnes godlines love pacience and meknes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and you, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness.

Berean Literal Bible
But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

Young's Literal Translation
and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

Smith's Literal Translation
And thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow justice, devotion, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Literal Emphasis Translation
However, you, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and meekness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and truly pursue justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, meekness.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But you, Oh man of God, escape from these things, and run after righteousness, after justice, after faith, after love, after patience and after humility.

Lamsa Bible
But you, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, and meekness.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But do you, man of God, shun these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, patience, meekness.

Godbey New Testament
But you, O man of God, fly from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, divine love, patience, meekness.

Haweis New Testament
But thou, O man of God, flee from these things; but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Mace New Testament
As for you the minister of God, avoid those things: adhere to justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, and benignity of temper.

Weymouth New Testament
But you, O man of God, must flee from these things; and strive for uprightness, godliness, good faith, love, fortitude, and a forgiving temper.

Worrell New Testament
But do you, O man of God, flee these things: but pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, mildness.

Worsley New Testament
But do thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, piety, fidelity, love, patience, meekness.
















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