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Is “The love of money is the root of all evil” in the Bible?
Yes. “The love of money is the root of all evil” is in the Bible, at 1 Timothy 6:10. Paul writes it to Timothy, a young pastor.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is 1 Timothy 6:10.
Paul writes it to Timothy, a young pastor.
The verse
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for it, have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
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What it means there
The verse blames the love of money, not money. Modern translations say “a root of all kinds of evil,” which is closer to the Greek. The short form, “money is the root of all evil,” drops the part that matters.
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Is “The love of money is the root of all evil” in the Bible?
Yes. “The love of money is the root of all evil” is in the Bible, at 1 Timothy 6:10. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Paul writes it to Timothy, a young pastor.
Where in the Bible is “The love of money is the root of all evil”?
In 1 Timothy 6:10. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Timothy 6:10 reads: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for it, have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.”
Who said “The love of money is the root of all evil”?
Paul writes it to Timothy, a young pastor.
What does “The love of money is the root of all evil” mean in the Bible?
The verse blames the love of money, not money. Modern translations say “a root of all kinds of evil,” which is closer to the Greek. The short form, “money is the root of all evil,” drops the part that matters.
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