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1 Timothy 6:20

1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Keep that which is committed to thy trust,.... That is, the Gospel, see Ti1 1:11 which is a rich treasure put into earthen vessels, and ought to be kept pure and uncorrupt, and faithfully dispensed,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Keep that which is committed to thy trust - All that is entrusted to you, and to which reference has been particularly made in this Epistle. The honor of the gospel, and the interests of religion, had…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust - This is another repetition of the apostolic charge. (See Ti1 1:5, Ti1 1:18, Ti1 1:19; Ti1 4:6, Ti1 4:7,Ti1 4:14, Ti1 4:15, Ti1 4:16; Ti1 5:21;…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Timothy 6:13-21

The apostle here charges Timothy to keep this commandment (that is, the whole work of his ministry, all the trust reposed in him, all the service expected from him) without spot, unrebukable; he must…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

A last Appeal. The keeping of the Deposit

20. See the summary above at 1Ti 6:6. This brief résumé, at the close, of the main anxiety of the whole Epistle is like the corresponding résumé, 1Ti 6:6, of…