1 Timothy 6:18 (YLT)

Passage

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:16 who only is having immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, whom no one of men did see, nor is able to see, to whom <FI>is<Fi> honour and might age-during! Amen.

1 Timothy 6:17 Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --

1 Timothy 6:18 to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

1 Timothy 6:19 treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.

1 Timothy 6:20 O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good works", "rich", "ready", "impart", "willing", and "communicate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good works" and "rich", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "Those rich in the present age charge..." into verse 19's "treasuring up to themselves a right foundation...", so "good works" and "rich" 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 "good works" and "rich" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.