1 Timothy 6:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

New Living Translation
Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others.

English Standard Version
They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

Berean Study Bible
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

New American Standard Bible
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

NASB 1995
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

NASB 1977
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

Amplified Bible
Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share [with others].

Christian Standard Bible
Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and willing to share,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instruct them to do what is good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, willing to share,

Contemporary English Version
Instruct them to do as many good deeds as they can and to help everyone. Remind the rich to be generous and share what they have.

Good News Translation
Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Tell them to do good, to do a lot of good things, to be generous, and to share.

International Standard Version
They are to do good, to be rich in good actions, to be generous, and to share.

NET Bible
Tell them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

New King James Version
Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

King James 2000 Bible
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to share;

New Heart English Bible
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

World English Bible
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

American King James Version
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

American Standard Version
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

A Faithful Version
To do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous in giving, to be ready to share;

Darby Bible Translation
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate [of their substance],

English Revised Version
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Webster's Bible Translation
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
That they doe good, and be riche in good woorkes, & readie to distribute, and comunicate,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
That they do good, that they be riche in good workes, that they be redye to geue, glad to distribute:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
That they do good: that they be rich in good workes: that they geue and distribute with a good wyll:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
and that they do good and be ryche in good workes and redy to geve and to distribute
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

Berean Literal Bible
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous in distributing, ready to share,

Young's Literal Translation
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

Smith's Literal Translation
To do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal, qualified for participation;

Literal Emphasis Translation
To do good, to be rich in good works, to be good imparting, ready to partner with/fellowship in,

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
To do good, to be rich in good works, to give easily, to communicate to others,

Catholic Public Domain Version
and to do good, to become rich in good works, to donate readily, to share,

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And that they should do good works, should be rich in good deeds, and should be ready to give and to share,

Lamsa Bible
That they do good works, and become rich in good deeds, and be ready to give and willing to share,

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, liberal,

Godbey New Testament
that they do good, be rich in good works, be cheerful givers, ready communicators;

Haweis New Testament
to do good, to be rich in generous actions, to take pleasure in liberality, ready to distribute;

Mace New Testament
to be beneficent, to be rich in good works, to be liberal to the common fund,

Weymouth New Testament
They must be beneficent, rich in noble deeds, open-handed and liberal;

Worrell New Testament
that they do good, that they be rich in good works, free to impart, liberal;

Worsley New Testament
to be rich in good works, to be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
















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