1 Timothy 6:7 (DRB)

Passage

For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:5 Conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.

1 Timothy 6:8 But having food and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content.

1 Timothy 6:9 For they that will become rich fall into temptation and into the snare of the devil and into many unprofitable and hurtful desires, which drown men into destruction and perdition.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "brought", "nothing", "certainly", and "carry". 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 godliness with contentment is great gain..." into verse 8's "But having food and wherewith to be...", 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.