Passage

The love of money and its sorrows

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹⁰For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:10World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writer describes love of money leading some people away from faith and into many sorrows.

To understand

The warning begins with the determination to become rich and ends with a call to pursue righteousness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

A question

Which pursuits does the writer recommend after describing the harm of greed?