1 Timothy 6:8 (YLT)

Passage

but having food and raiment--with these we shall suffice ourselves;

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:6 but it is great gain--the piety with contentment;

1 Timothy 6:7 for nothing did we bring into the world--<FI> it is<Fi> manifest that we are able to carry nothing out;

1 Timothy 6:8 but having food and raiment--with these we shall suffice ourselves;

1 Timothy 6:9 and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

1 Timothy 6:10 for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "food", "raiment--with", "shall", "suffice", and "ourselves". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "food", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "for nothing did we bring into the..." into verse 9's "and those wishing to be rich do...", so "having" and "food" 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 "having" and "food" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.