1 Timothy 6:17 (GNV)

Passage

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, and that they trust not in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, (which giueth vs aboundantly, all things to enioy)

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:15 Which in due time hee shall shewe, that is blessed and Prince onely, the King of Kings and Lord of Lordes,

1 Timothy 6:16 Who onely hath immortalitie, and dwelleth in the light that none can attaine vnto, whom neuer man sawe, neither can see, vnto whome bee honour and power euerlasting, Amen.

1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, and that they trust not in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, (which giueth vs aboundantly, all things to enioy)

1 Timothy 6:18 That they doe good, and be riche in good woorkes, and readie to distribute, and comunicate,

1 Timothy 6:19 Laying vp in store for themselues a good foundation against the time to come, that they may obteine eternall life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "world", "charge", "rich", "high", "minded", "trust", and "vncertaine". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "world", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Who onely hath immortalitie and dwelleth in..." into verse 18's "That they doe good and be riche...", so "all things" and "world" 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 "all things" and "world" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.