Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Hold fast the form, х hupotupoosin (G5296) eche (G2192)] - 'Have (i:e., keep) the pattern (1 Timothy 1:16, where only, besides here the Greek occurs) of sound (healthy) words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love.' "Keep" suits the reference to a deposit. The secondary position of the verb forbids our taking it so strongly as "Hold fast." 'Have such a delineation drawn from my sound words,' in opposition to the unsound doctrines so current at Ephesus, 'vividly impressed' (the verb implies to make a lively and lasting impress) on thy mind.
In faith and love - the element IN which keeping the pattern of my sound words is to have place; in it have the vivid impression of them as thy inwardly delineated pattern, moulding comformably thy outward profession (cf. 1 Timothy 3:9).