1 Timothy 6:13

I charge you, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the right profession before Pontius Pilate,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;

In Context

12Be striving the good strife of the faith; be laying hold on the continuous life to which you also were called, and did profess the right profession before many witnesses.

14that you keep the command unspotted, unblameable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:6YHWH puts to death, and keeps alive, || He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

John 5:21For as the Father raises the dead, and makes alive, so also the Son makes alive whom He wills;

John 14:6Jesus says to him, “I AM the way, and the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father, if not through Me;

John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if My kingdom were of this world, My officers had struggled that I might not be delivered up to Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”

Acts 17:25neither is He served by the hands of men—needing anything, He giving life to all, and breath, and all things;

1 Timothy 5:21I fully testify, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen messengers, that you may keep these things, without prejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:7-13

Excellence of Contentment; Evil of Covetousness. ( a. d. 64.) 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,… Read the whole commentary →

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