1 Timothy 6:14

1 Timothy 6:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
• New International Version (NIV)to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• English Standard Version (ESV)to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• New King James Version (NKJV)that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing,

Context of 1 Timothy 6:14

12Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13I direct you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep the commandment without fault or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15which He will bring about at the proper time--He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

1 Timothy 6:14 word by word

τηρῆσαί σε τὴν ἐντολὴν ἄσπιλον, ἀνεπίλημπτον μέχρι τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ,Read the interlinear

• that you keepτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• the commandmentἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
• withoutἄσπιλοςaspilos · spotlessG784
• withoutἀνεπίληπτοςanepilēptos · irreproachableG423
• untilμέχριmechri mechris · untilG3360
• appearingἐπιφάνειαepiphaneia · appearingG2015
• of our Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:14

• 1 Timothy 6:20Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you, avoiding worldly, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”--
• 1 Timothy 4:11Prescribe and teach these things.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Colossians 4:17Tell Archippus, “See to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, so that you may fulfill it.”
• Ephesians 5:27that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy and blameless.
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
• 1 Peter 1:19but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
• 2 Peter 3:14Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found spotless and blameless by Him, at peace,
• Philippians 2:15so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,
• Colossians 1:22yet He has now reconciled you in His body of flesh through death, in order to present you before Him holy and blameless and beyond reproach--
• Jude 1:24Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless with great joy,
• 1 Corinthians 1:8who will also confirm you to the end, blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Philippians 1:6For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work among you will complete it by the day of Christ Jesus.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:1Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, regarding the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him,

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14That thou keep this commandment without spot - Two things are mentioned here: That the commandment itself - the whole doctrine of Christ, should be kept entire. That his life should be agreeable to that doctrine. Keep it without spot - let there be no blot on the sacred book; add nothing to it; take nothing from it; change nothing in it. Deliver down to thy successors the truth as thou hast had it from God himself. Unrebukable - Let there be nothing in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14That thou keep this commandment - Referring particularly to the solemn injunction which he had just given him, to “fight the good fight of faith,” but perhaps also including all that he had enjoined on him. Without spot - It seems harsh, and is unusual, to apply the epithet, “without spot” - ̓́ aspilos- to a command or doctrine, and the passage may be so construed that this may be understood as referring to Timothy himself - “That thou keep the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 It ill becomes any men, but especially men of God, to set their hearts upon the things of this world; men of God should be taken up with the things of God. There must be a conflict with corruption, and temptations, and the powers of darkness. Eternal life is the crown proposed for our encouragement. We are called to lay hold thereon. To the rich must especially be pointed out their dangers and duties, as to the proper use of wealth. But who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ: The letters to Timothy and Titus describe Christ's comings, both past and future, as “epiphanies” or “appearances” (2 Timothy 1:10; Titus 2:11; 2 Timothy 4:1, 8; Titus 2:13). An epiphany is a divine intervention at a specific historical moment. The church exists between these past and future appearances of Christ. Christ’s first saving epiphany allowed for a new life. His future epiphany will bring final…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. keep this commandment--Greek, "the commandment," that is, the Gospel rule of life (1Ti 1:5; Joh 13:34; 2Pe 2:21; 3:2). without spot, unrebukeable--agreeing with "thou." Keep the commandment and so be without spot," &c. "Pure" (1Ti 5:22; Ep 5:27; Jas 1:27; 2Pe 3:14). until the appearing of ... Christ--His coming in person (2Th 2:8; Tit 2:13). Believers then used in their practice to set before themselves the day of Christ as near at hand; we, the hour…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 6:14

• Commandments
• Decision
• Jesus Continued
• Minister, Christian
• Obedience

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Commentaries on 1 Timothy 6

• 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