1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, stand guard over that which has been committed to you, avoiding unsanctified, empty talks and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called,
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
21which some proclaiming have made shipwreck concerning the faith. Grace be with you.
Cross References
Acts 17:18And certain ones of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers interviewed him, and some continued to say, What would this babbler wish to say? and others said, He seems to be the propagator of strange divinities: because he was preaching the gospel of Jesus, and the resurrection.
Romans 1:22Saying that they were wise, they became fools,
1 Corinthians 1:19For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nought the understanding of the intelligent.
1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Colossians 2:18Let no one purposely rob you of your prize by humiliation and worship of the angels, trusting in those things which he has seen, being vainly puffed up by the mind of his depravity,
2 Thessalonians 2:15Then therefore, brethren, stand, and hold fast the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word, or by our epistle:
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:14-21
The Apostle's Solemn Charge; Caution to Rich. ( a. d. 64.) 13 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; 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;… Read the whole commentary →