1 Timothy 6:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: ”

• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  That 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 enjoi...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  ( b ) 1 Timothy 6:11-16 . Timothy's Call to Fidelity. In contrast with this quest for worldly profit ( 1 Timothy 6:5 ; 1 Timothy 6:9 f.) Timothy must pursue the Christian virtues. Let him, in li...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  without spot . unspotted, Greek. aspilos . Here; Jam 1:27. 1 Peter 1:19 ; 2 Peter 3:14 . unrebukeable . Same as "blameless", 1 Timothy 3:2 ; 1 Timothy 5:7 . appearing . App-106.

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  14 That thou, keep the commandment. By the word commandment he means all that he hath hitherto said about the office of Timothy, the sum of which was, that he should show himself to be a fait...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: That thou keep this commandment without spot - Two things are mentioned here: 1. That the...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Keep this commandment - Greek, 'the commandment;' i:e., the Gospel rule ( John 13:34...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Concerning Servants, the Rich, and Corrupt Teachers 1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished slavery—...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable. — Here St. Paul specifies what was the charge he was commending in such earnest, solemn language to his disciple and representative at Ep...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “Fight the Good Fight of the Faith” 1 Timothy 6:11-21 The poor need not envy the rich. Wealth makes no difference in the audit of eternity. A man cannot eat more than a certain amount of food,...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The final injunction of the apostle concerning Timothy's duty toward his flock had to do with his dealing with Christian slaves. The master must not treat them with contempt. They are to recognize th...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (11) But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. (12) Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto tho...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  That thou keep this commandment ,.... Meaning either what he had now last of all enjoined him, to fight the good fight of faith; or the whole of the orders he had given him throughout the epistle, r...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: Ver. 14. Without spot ] Of foul sins, Deuteronomy 32:5 . Unrebukeable ] So as no...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  I give thee charge , &c. See note on 1 Timothy 5:21 ; in the sight In the presence; of God Whose eye is upon us both; and who quickeneth all things Who is the source of life, natural, spi...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  It may be noted that in this epistle the relationships of husband and wives, children and parents, are not mentioned, as are the questions of elders, widows, and now servants. For family ties are not...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Apostle's Solemn Charge; Caution to Rich. A. D.  64.       13 I give thee charge in the sight o...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The charge is, that he faithfully perform all the duties belonging to him as a Christian and a minister, commissioned from God, in the whole course of his life, that he may not be liable to a just ac...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Timothy 6:13 . God, who quickeneth all things. —R.V. margin, “preserveth all things alive.” It would almost seem as if St. Paul meant to say that, whatever peril...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Timothy 6:1 . Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, by obeying their commands, for in civil society we are all servants, and have duties which...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION 1 Timothy 6:1 Are servants for servants as are , A.V.; the doctrine for his doctrine , A.V. Servants ; literally, slaves . That slaves formed a considerable portion...

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Conduct of the True Christian and Its Reward. 1 Timothy 6:11-16

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• 1 Timothy 6:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 28:10 ; 1 Chronicles 28:20 ; 1 Chronicles 28:9 ; 1 Corinthians 1:8 ; 1 John 3:2 ; 1 Peter 1:19 ; 1 Peter 1:7 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:23 ; 1 Timothy 4:11-16 ;...

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