What Does 1 Timothy 6:18 Mean in the King James?
That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Here, wealth is not only what you hold; it is what becomes available for good and shared life.
THE MEANING
Your abundance takes shape in good that reaches beyond you: in work that benefits others, in resources ready to be shared, and in a life open to what can be held in common. The verse places giving and participation side by side, so wealth becomes active in both what you pass on and how you share life with others.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
It undoes the belief that wealth is measured only by what remains exclusively yours: here, riches become visible in what is made available for good and shared.
THE ROOT
κοινωνικούς
koinōnikous
GROWS FROM
κοινός
koinos
common, shared
“willing to communicate” in this verse is koinōnikous. The Greek word carries the sense of being ready to share in what is common. Beside “ready to distribute,” it shows that abundance is both something passed on and a way of participating in shared life.
ALSO GROWS
koinōnia: Participation or sharing together
κοινωνία
It shows that the verse’s sharing reaches beyond a transfer of goods into a life held in common.
koinōneō: To take part in or share something with another
κοινωνέω
It makes “communicate” concrete: the word points to participation and sharing, not merely speech.
εὐμεταδότους
eumetadotous
GROWS FROM
μεταδίδωμι
metadidōmi
to impart, give a share
“ready to distribute” in this verse is eumetadotous. The word describes readiness to let something pass into another person’s share. Paired with being communal, it presents abundance as something in motion: given onward and shared with others.
ALSO GROWS
metadidōmi: To give a portion or share to another
μεταδίδωμι
This is the action contained in readiness to distribute: another person receives a share.
didōmi: To give or put something into another’s hands
δίδωμι
It reveals the giving at the center of imparting: what is held can be placed into another’s care.
THE PATTERN
In Scripture, abundance becomes fruitful as it flows outward into provision and shared life.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:THE THREAD
And all that believed were together, and had all things common;“Common” translates κοινά (koina), from the same Greek root κοινός (koinos) behind “willing to communicate.” The shared root makes the connection plain: readiness to share is a life in which what is held can become common.
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