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1Ti 6:10. Πάντων τῶν κακῶν, of all evils) For it destroys faith, the root of all that is good: at first sight, the love of money seems to take away the nutriment or food that supports many crimes, as luxury, wantonness, etc.; but it is in reality the root of all evils. All evils in 1Ti 6:9 are comprehended under temptation, a snare, lusts, destruction, perdition; although the article τῶν does not precisely relate to those evils, but is added to πάντων, according to custom, for the purpose of amplifying or heightening the effect, without its relative power.-φιλαργυρία, the love of money) When money is loved for itself, it is not used for procuring “food and raiment.”-ἧς) φιλαργυρίας, viz. ἀργύρου.-τινὲς) some: the Ephesians, ch. 1Ti 5:15.-ὀρεγόμενοι, having coveted) ch. 1Ti 3:1, note [having grasped at].-ὀδύναις πολλαῖς, with many sorrows) of the conscience, producing remorse for property badly acquired; also of the mind, urging to the laying up of more. The remedy of these sorrows is faith.