King James Version

1 Timothy 6:8

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

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ἔχοντεςechonteshavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.διατροφὰςdiatrophasfoodδιατροφή (diatrophē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “food”, the object formG1305nourishment, food.This verse uses “food”.foodκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσκεπάσματαskepasmataraimentσκέπασμα (skepasma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “raiment”, the object formG4629clothing, a covering, raiment.raimentτούτοιςtoutoistherewithοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, neuter — “therewith”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.therewithἀρκεσθησόμεθαarkesthēsomethacontentἀρκέω (arkeō)verb, future passive indicative, 1st person plural — “content”, an action still aheadG714I keep off, assist; I suffice; pass: I am satisfied.content

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

Darby Translation

But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.

Douay-Rheims

But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content.

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