Quotation record · reviewed 2026-08-09
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The familiar sentence drops the qualifying phrase ‘the love of’. That omission changes the claim and should not be presented as the wording of 1 Timothy 6:10.
For the love of money is the root of all evil.
Earliest traceable appearance in this record: 1 Timothy 6:10 in the New Testament; wording varies by translation.
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