Before revision: Another popular text, the New International Version has "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil...." During the reformation , Martin Luther (1483–1546) translated the then Latin Bible into German, and 1 Timothy 6:10 "For avarice is a root of all evil;..." Soon after Martin Luthers' translation of the Bible to German, William Tyndale (1494–1536) did a similar translation into English as "For covetousness is the root of all evil;..." The grammarian Daniel B. Wallace lists six alternative possible translations of the primary Greek text, 1 Timothy 6:10.
After revision: Another popular text, the New International Version has "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil...." During the Reformation , Martin Luther (1483–1546) translated the Latin Vulgate Bible into German, and 1 Timothy 6:10 "For avarice is a root of all evil;..." Soon after Martin Luthers' translation of the Bible to German, William Tyndale (1494–1536) did a similar translation into English as "For covetousness is the root of all evil;..." The grammarian Daniel B. Wallace lists six alternative possible translations of the primary Greek text, 1 Timothy 6:10.