1 Timothy 6:10 (ASV)

Passage

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:8 but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.

1 Timothy 6:9 But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil: which some reaching after have been led astray from the faith, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "love", "money", "root", "kinds", "evil", "some", and "reaching". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "love", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "But they that are minded to be..." into verse 11's "But thou O man of God flee...", so "faith" and "love" 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 "faith" and "love" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.