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

12Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses. 13I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate, to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ 15– whose appearing the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, will reveal at the right time. 16He alone possesses immortality and lives in unapproachable light, whom no human has ever seen or is able to see. To him be honor and eternal power! 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thatτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• keepτηρέωtēreō · to keep: observeG5083
• commandmentὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• commandmentἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
• without spotἄσπιλοςaspilos · spotlessG784
• unrebukeableἀνεπίληπτοςanepilēptos · irreproachableG423
• untilμέχριmechri mechris · untilG3360
• the appearingἐπιφάνειαepiphaneia · appearingG2015
• of ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 6:14

• 1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called “knowledge.”
• 1 Timothy 4:11Command and teach these things.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
• Colossians 4:17And tell Archippus, “See to it that you complete the ministry you received in the Lord.”
• Ephesians 5:27so that he may present the church to himself as glorious – not having a stain or wrinkle, or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.
• Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
• 1 Peter 1:19but by precious blood like that of an unblemished and spotless lamb, namely Christ.
• 2 Peter 3:14Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.
• Philippians 2:15so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world
• Colossians 1:22but now he has reconciled you by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him –
• Jude 1:24Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,
• 1 Corinthians 1:8He will also strengthen you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Philippians 1:6For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:13so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless 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 make you completely holy and may your spirit and soul and body be kept entirely blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:1Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

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
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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