1 Timothy 6:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

New Living Translation
By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life.

English Standard Version
thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Berean Study Bible
treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

New American Standard Bible
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

NASB 1995
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.

NASB 1977
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.

Amplified Bible
In this way storing up for themselves the enduring riches of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

Christian Standard Bible
storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of what is truly life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real.

Contemporary English Version
This will lay a solid foundation for the future, so they will know what true life is like.

Good News Translation
In this way they will store up for themselves a treasure which will be a solid foundation for the future. And then they will be able to win the life which is true life.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves which is a good foundation for the future. In this way they take hold of what life really is.

International Standard Version
By doing this they store up a treasure for themselves that is a good foundation for the future, so that they can keep their hold on the life that is real.

NET Bible
In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

New King James Version
storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

King James 2000 Bible
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

New Heart English Bible
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of that which is truly life.

World English Bible
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

American King James Version
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

American Standard Version
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

A Faithful Version
Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Darby Bible Translation
laying by for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of [what is] really life.

English Revised Version
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

Webster's Bible Translation
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Laying vp in store for themselues a good foundation against the time to come, that they may obteine eternall life.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Laying vp in store for them selues a good foundation agaynst the tyme to come, that they may lay holde on eternall lyfe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
gatherynge vp treasure for them selues, a good foundacion, agaynst ye tyme to come, that they maye laye honde on eternall life.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
layinge vp in store for them selves a good foundacio agaynst the tyme to come yt they maye obteyne eternall lyfe
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on [that which is] truly life.

Berean Literal Bible
treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is indeed life.

Young's Literal Translation
treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life age-during.

Smith's Literal Translation
Treasuring up to themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold upon eternal life.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation unto the future, so that they might take hold upon that which is really life.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
To lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.

Catholic Public Domain Version
to gather for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may obtain true life.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they shall lay up for themselves a good foundation for what is future, that they may seize upon true life.

Lamsa Bible
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Godbey New Testament
laying up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

Haweis New Testament
laying up treasure for themselves a noble foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

Mace New Testament
securing to themselves a well-grounded expectation of obtaining hereafter an immortal life.

Weymouth New Testament
storing up for themselves that which shall be a solid foundation for the future, that they may lay hold of the Life which is life indeed.

Worrell New Testament
treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on that which is really life.

Worsley New Testament
treasuring up to themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may obtain eternal life.
















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