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"The Love of Money Is the Root of All Evil" — Misquoted?

Is the KJV's "the root of all evil" what Paul actually wrote, or do modern translations' "a root of all kinds of evil" better represent the Greek — and what is the difference theologically?

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"The Love of Money Is the Root of All Evil" — Misquoted?

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