1 Timothy 6:2 (GNV)

Passage

And they which haue beleeuing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren, but rather doe seruice, because they are faithfull, and beloued, and partakers of the benefite. These things teach and exhort.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:1 Let as many seruaunts as are vnder the yoke, count their masters worthie of all honour, that the Name of God, and his doctrine be not euill spoken of.

1 Timothy 6:2 And they which haue beleeuing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren, but rather doe seruice, because they are faithfull, and beloued, and partakers of the benefite. These things teach and exhort.

1 Timothy 6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consenteth not to the wholesome wordes of our Lord Iesus Christ, and to the doctrine, which is according to godlinesse,

1 Timothy 6:4 He is puft vp and knoweth nothing, but doteth about questions and strife of words, whereof commeth enuie, strife, railings, euill surmisings,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "haue", "beleeuing", "masters", "despise", "brethren", "rather", and "seruice". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Let as many seruaunts as are vnder..." into verse 3's "If any man teach otherwise and consenteth...", so "faith" and "haue" 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 "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.