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; 1 Timothy 1:5; Titus 2:12; 2 Peter 2:21; 2 Peter 3:2).
Without spot, unrebukeable - agreeing with "thou" [as aspilon (G784), anepileempton (G423) are applied in the New Testament only to persons]. Kept the commandment; so be without spot, etc. "Pure" (1 Timothy 5:22; Ephesians 5:27; James 1:27; 2 Peter 3:14).
Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ - in person (2 Thessalonians 2:8; 2 Timothy 4:1; Titus 2:13). Believers then used to set before themselves as a motive the day of Christ as at hand; we, the hour of death. The fact has in all ages of the Church been certain; the time as uncertain to Paul as it is to us (cf. 1 Timothy 6:15): the Church's true attitude is, continual expectation of her Lord's return (1 Corinthians 1:8; Philippians 1:6; Philippians 1:10).