2 Timothy 1:14

2 Timothy 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
• New International Version (NIV)Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

Context of 2 Timothy 1:14

12and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day. 13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us. 15You know that all those in the province of Asia have deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

2 Timothy 1:14 word by word

τὴν καλὴν παραθήκην φύλαξον διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου τοῦ ἐνοικοῦντος ἐν ἡμῖν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• good thingκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• which was committed unto theeπαρακαταθήκηparakatathēkē · depositG3872
• keepφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: protectG5442
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• which dwellethἐνοικέωenoikeō · to dwell in/withG1774
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 1:14

• 2 Timothy 2:2What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
• Luke 16:11So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will trust you with what is genuine?
• Romans 3:2Considerable in every way. First, they were entrusted with the very words of God.
• 1 Corinthians 9:17For if I do this willingly, I have a reward, but if unwillingly, I am entrusted with a commission.
• 2 Corinthians 5:19That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us.
• Galatians 2:7On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the gospel for the uncircumcised, just as Peter was for the circumcised,
• Colossians 4:11and so does Jesus who is called Justus. These alone of the circumcised are my coworkers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
• 1 Timothy 1:11that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.
• 1 Timothy 6:20Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you, avoiding irreverent and empty speech and contradictions from what is falsely called knowledge.
• Romans 8:13because if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
• Ephesians 5:18And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
• 1 Thessalonians 5:19Don’t stifle the Spirit.
• 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly,
• John 14:17He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive him because it doesn’t see him or know him. But you do know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.
• Romans 8:11And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you, then he who raised Christ from the dead will also bring your mortal bodies to life through his Spirit who lives in you.
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14That good thing - The everlasting Gospel, keep by the Holy Ghost; for without a continual spiritual energy man can do nothing. This indwelling Spirit will make them effectual to thy own salvation, and enable thee to preach them to the salvation of the souls of others.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14That good thing which was committed unto thee; - see the notes at 1 Timothy 6:20. The reference here in the phrase, “that good thing committed to thee,” is to the sound Christian doctrine with which he had been intrusted, and which he was required to transmit to others. Keep by the Holy Ghost - By the aid of the Holy Spirit. One of the best methods of preserving the knowledge and the love of truth is to cherish the influences of the Holy Spirit.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 God has not given us the spirit of fear, but the spirit of power, of courage and resolution, to meet difficulties and dangers; the spirit of love to him, which will carry us through opposition. And the spirit of a sound mind, quietness of mind. The Holy Spirit is not the author of a timid or cowardly disposition, or of slavish fears. We are likely to bear afflictions well, when we have strength and power from God to enable us to bear them. As…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Timothy must protect the important truth (literally guard the good deposit; see study notes on 1:12; 3:11). He is to do this by accurately proclaiming it and preventing false teachers from distorting it (see study note on 2:2; see also 1 Timothy 6:20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Translate as Greek, "That goodly deposit keep through the Holy Ghost," namely, "the sound words which I have committed to thee" (2Ti 1:13; 2Ti 2:2). in us--in all believers, not merely in you and me. The indwelling Spirit enables us to keep from the robbers of the soul the deposit of His word committed to us by God.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 1:14

• Commandments
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• Holy Ghost
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• Testimony
• Commend
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings