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1 Timothy 6:7
ESV for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
NIV For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
NASB For we have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it, either.
CSB For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out.
NLT After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it.
KJV For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
NKJV For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

What does 1 Timothy 6:7 mean?

This verse again connects with Old Testament teachings. Job 1:21 records Job's words, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." In talking of a rich owner, Ecclesiastes 5:15 says, "As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand."

The idea of bringing nothing into the world was self-evident for Timothy. A greater contrast to false religious ideas is the claim that none of our material wealth can be taken with us into the afterlife. Accumulating wealth and material goods, especially for the sake of the goods themselves, is pointless. All of those things will be left behind when we die. The Bible emphasizes the transitory nature of money and physical possessions (Matthew 6:19). Believers are to be content regardless of economic level or increase or decrease in worldly belongings. This does not mean we should view wealth as evil, or avoid prosperity. However, our true joy comes from knowing God and not through an obsession with wealth or success.
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