1 Timothy 6:7 (DBY)

Passage

For we have brought nothing into the world: [it is] [manifest] that neither can we carry anything out.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:5 constant quarrellings of men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, holding gain to be [the end of] piety.

1 Timothy 6:6 But piety with contentment *is* great gain.

1 Timothy 6:7 For we have brought nothing into the world: [it is] [manifest] that neither can we carry anything out.

1 Timothy 6:8 But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.

1 Timothy 6:9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "brought", "nothing", "manifest", "neither", "carry", and "anything". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "brought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "But piety with contentment is great gain..." into verse 8's "But having sustenance and covering we will...", so "world" and "brought" 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 "world" and "brought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.