1 Timothy 6:18 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

1 Timothy 6:18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

1 Timothy 6:19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good works", "rich", "ready", "distribute", "willing", and "communicate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good works" and "rich", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Charge them that are rich in this..." into verse 19's "Laying up in store for themselves a...", so "good works" and "rich" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "good works" and "rich" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.