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Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. <a href="/esv/1_timothy/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/bsb/1_timothy/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/blb/1_timothy/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> for you to keep the commandment, without stain, above reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/kjv/1_timothy/6.htm">King James Bible</a> That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: <a href="/nkjv/1_timothy/6.htm">New King James Version</a> that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing, <a href="/nasb_/1_timothy/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> that you keep the commandment without fault or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/nasb/1_timothy/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/nasb77/1_timothy/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/lsb/1_timothy/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/amp/1_timothy/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> to keep all His precepts without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/csb/1_timothy/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> to keep this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/hcsb/1_timothy/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> to keep the command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/asv/1_timothy/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: <a href="/cev/1_timothy/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Promise to obey completely and fully all that you have been told until our Lord Jesus Christ returns. <a href="/erv/1_timothy/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: <a href="/gwt/1_timothy/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I insist that, until our Lord Jesus Christ appears, you obey this command completely. Then you cannot be blamed for doing anything wrong. <a href="/gnt/1_timothy/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> to obey your orders and keep them faithfully until the Day when our Lord Jesus Christ will appear. <a href="/isv/1_timothy/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> to keep these commands stainlessly and blamelessly until the appearance of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah. <a href="/msb/1_timothy/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/net/1_timothy/6.htm">NET Bible</a> to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ <a href="/nheb/1_timothy/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; <a href="/wbt/1_timothy/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: <a href="/wey/1_timothy/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/web/1_timothy/6.htm">World English Bible</a> that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_timothy/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> that you keep the command unspotted, unblameable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/blb/1_timothy/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> for you to keep the commandment, without stain, above reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/ylt/1_timothy/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/slt/1_timothy/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thee to keep the command spotless, irreprehensible, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_timothy/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> That thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/cpdv/1_timothy/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> to observe the commandment, immaculately, irreproachably, unto the return of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nabre/1_timothy/6.htm">New American Bible</a> to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ <a href="/nrsvce/1_timothy/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> to keep the commandment without spot or blame until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_timothy/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> That you obey this charge without spot and without stain, until the appearing of our LORD Jesus Christ: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_timothy/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> That you keep the commandments without defilement and without blemish until the revelation of our Lord Yeshua The Messiah,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_timothy/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> that you keep this commandment, so that you may be spotless and blameless till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/godbey/1_timothy/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> that you keep the commandment, spotless and pure, unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: <a href="/haweis/1_timothy/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> that thou observe this injunction spotless, irreproachable, unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: <a href="/mace/1_timothy/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> to observe these precepts, to lead an unspotted life without reproof until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/wey/1_timothy/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/worrell/1_timothy/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> that you keep the commandment, unsullied, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, <a href="/worsley/1_timothy/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> that thou keep this commandment, unspotted and blameless, till the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ; <a href="/parallel/1_timothy/6-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EkcLX59OJyU?start=974" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_timothy/6.htm">Fight the Good Fight</a> …13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate: 14<a href="/greek/5083.htm" title="5083: tērēsai (V-ANA) -- From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold.">Keep</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">this</a> <a href="/greek/1785.htm" title="1785: entolēn (N-AFS) -- An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.">commandment</a> <a href="/greek/784.htm" title="784: aspilon (Adj-AFS) -- Unstained, undefiled, spotless, pure. Unblemished.">without stain</a> <a href="/greek/423.htm" title="423: anepilēmpton (Adj-AFS) -- Irreproachable, never caught doing wrong. Not arrested, i.e. inculpable.">or reproach</a> <a href="/greek/3360.htm" title="3360: mechri (Prep) -- As far as, until, even to. ">until</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2015.htm" title="2015: epiphaneias (N-GFS) -- Appearing, manifestation, glorious display. From epiphanes; a manifestation, i.e. the advent of Christ.">appearance</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">of our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ,</a> 15which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:23</a> Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">2 Peter 3:14</a> Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight. <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a> so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world <a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">1 Corinthians 1:8</a> He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/1_john/2-28.htm">1 John 2:28</a> And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming. <a href="/2_timothy/4-1.htm">2 Timothy 4:1</a> I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom: <a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a> as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">1 Corinthians 15:23</a> But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a> I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. <a href="/revelation/3-4.htm">Revelation 3:4</a> But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white. <a href="/matthew/24-30.htm">Matthew 24:30-31</a> At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. / And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/luke/21-27.htm">Luke 21:27</a> At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. <a href="/hebrews/9-28.htm">Hebrews 9:28</a> so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him. <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a> but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot. <a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Colossians 1:22</a> But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>That you keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:keep.<a href="/1_timothy/6-20.htm">1 Timothy 6:20</a> O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:<a href="/1_timothy/4-11.htm">1 Timothy 4:11-16</a> These things command and teach… <a href="/1_chronicles/28-9.htm">1 Chronicles 28:9,10,20</a> And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever… without.<a href="/songs/4-7.htm">Song of Solomon 4:7</a> Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.<a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Ephesians 5:27</a> That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.<a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Hebrews 9:14</a> How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?unrebukeable.<a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a> That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;<a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Colossians 1:22</a> In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:<a href="/jude/1-24.htm">Jude 1:24</a> Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,until.<a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">1 Corinthians 1:8</a> Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.<a href="/philippians/1-6.htm">Philippians 1:6,10</a> Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ: … <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:13</a> To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">Appearing</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-7.htm">Blame</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-7.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-3.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">Command</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-5.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-2.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-22.htm">Free</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-1.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-7.htm">Irreproachable</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-13.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">Manifestation</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/1_timothy/4-14.htm">Revelation</a> <a href="/colossians/2-15.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Spotless</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-27.htm">Stain</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">Unspotted</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-8.htm">Unstained</a> <a href="/daniel/6-23.htm">Untouched</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-4.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">Appearing</a> <a href="/genesis/43-9.htm">Blame</a> <a href="/titus/1-6.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-1.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-15.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">Command</a> <a href="/titus/1-3.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/titus/1-14.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-3.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-1.htm">God's</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Irreproachable</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">Manifestation</a> <a href="/titus/1-6.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">Revelation</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-8.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-14.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">Spotless</a> <a href="/job/3-5.htm">Stain</a> <a href="/james/1-27.htm">Unspotted</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Unstained</a> <a href="/james/1-27.htm">Untouched</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-9.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">1 Timothy 6</div>1. <a href="/1_timothy/6-1.htm">Of the duty of servants.</a> 3. <a href="/1_timothy/6-3.htm">Not to have fellowship with newfangled teachers.</a> 6. <a href="/1_timothy/6-6.htm">Godliness is great gain;</a> 10. <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">and love of money the root of all evil.</a> 11. <a href="/1_timothy/6-11.htm">What Timothy is to flee, and what to follow.</a> 17. <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">and whereof to admonish the rich.</a> 20. <a href="/1_timothy/6-20.htm">To keep the purity of true doctrine, and to avoid godless ideas.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "commandment" likely refers to the teachings and instructions Paul has been imparting throughout the letter, particularly those related to godly living and leadership within the church. The use of "keep" suggests vigilance and active maintenance, indicating that Timothy is to guard these teachings diligently. This echoes the biblical theme of obedience to God's commands, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-17.htm">Deuteronomy 6:17</a>, where the Israelites are instructed to "diligently keep the commandments of the LORD."without stain or reproach The terms "without stain" and "reproach" highlight the call to purity and blamelessness in one's conduct. In the cultural context of the early church, leaders were expected to be above reproach, serving as examples to the congregation. This aligns with the qualifications for overseers and deacons outlined in <a href="/1_timothy/3.htm">1 Timothy 3</a>. The imagery of being "without stain" can also be connected to the sacrificial system in the Old Testament, where offerings were to be without blemish, symbolizing purity and acceptability before God (<a href="/leviticus/1-3.htm">Leviticus 1:3</a>).until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ This phrase points to the eschatological hope of Christ's return, a central tenet of Christian faith. The "appearance" (Greek: epiphaneia) refers to the second coming of Jesus, a future event anticipated by early Christians. This expectation provided motivation for holy living and perseverance amid trials. The anticipation of Christ's return is a recurring theme in the New Testament, as seen in passages like <a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a>, which speaks of "the blessed hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ." The phrase underscores the temporal nature of earthly life and the eternal perspective believers are to maintain.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who authored the letter to Timothy, providing guidance and instruction for church leadership and personal conduct. 2. <a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a> A young pastor and protégé of Paul, entrusted with the leadership of the church in Ephesus. 3. <a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a> The city where Timothy was stationed, known for its diverse culture and challenges to Christian teaching. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The central figure of Christianity, whose return is anticipated and serves as a motivation for holy living. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_appearance_of_christ.htm">The Appearance of Christ</a> Refers to the second coming of Jesus, a future event that believers are to anticipate with readiness and purity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_holiness.htm">The Call to Holiness</a> Believers are called to live lives that are without stain or reproach, reflecting the holiness of God. <a href="/topical/a/anticipation_of_christ's_return.htm">Anticipation of Christ's Return</a> The expectation of Jesus' second coming should inspire and motivate Christians to maintain their faith and conduct. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a> Like Timothy, church leaders are to uphold the teachings of Christ with integrity and diligence. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_obedience.htm">Perseverance in Obedience</a> The commandment to live blamelessly is not temporary but is to be maintained until Christ's return. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_accountability.htm">The Role of Accountability</a> Christians are encouraged to hold each other accountable in their walk with Christ, ensuring that they remain faithful and pure.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_timothy_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Timothy 6</a> <a href="/q/elders_and_deacons'_qualifications.htm">What are the qualifications for elders and deacons?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_forbid_intercession_here.htm">Jeremiah 14:11-12: Why would God forbid prayers of intercession, when other biblical passages encourage praying for others?</a> <a href="/q/can_one_be_righteous_(rom_3_10_vs._lk_1_5-6).htm">Can a person be righteous? (Romans 3:10 vs. Luke 1:5-6)</a> <a href="/q/does_military_imagery_conflict_with_christ.htm">2 Timothy 2:3-4 - Does using military imagery to describe Christian life conflict with Christ's teachings on peace and nonviolence elsewhere in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_timothy/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) 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 Ephesus. It was that he should keep the commandment without spot, unrebukeable. The commandment was the teaching of Jesus Christ, the gospel message, that was to be proclaimed in all its fulness; and that this might be done effectually it was needful that the life of its preacher should be without flaw--blameless; in other words, it was absolutely requisite that the chief pastor in Ephesus should live the life he preached. There were those (the false teachers of whom he had been speaking, well known to Timothy) whose lives had dishonoured the glorious commandment they professed to love and teach.Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.--The speedy return of the Lord in glory was, no doubt, looked for in the Church of the first days. The expressions of <a href="/context/1_thessalonians/4-15.htm" title="For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain to the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.">1Thessalonians 4:15-18</a> evidently were written at a time when the second advent of Messiah was looked on as probably near at hand. By slow degrees--as one great teacher of the first days after the other fell asleep in Jesus, and the first generation of believers was rapidly passing away, and no fresh sign of the coming in glory was manifested--the strong expressions used in the first fervour which succeeded the Pentecost morning began to be qualified, as in this Epistle, written far on in St. Paul's life, by words which seemed to say to Timothy: "Keep the Master's commandment pure and blameless till the hour of that glorious Epiphany which your eyes will possibly behold."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_timothy/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 14. - The for this, A.V. without reproach for unrebukable, A.V. The commandment (τὴν ἐντολὴν). The phrase is peculiar, and must have some special meaning. Perhaps, as Bishop Wordsworth expounds it, "the commandment" is that law of faith and duty to which Timothy vowed obedience at his baptism, and is parallel to "the good confession." Some think that the command given in vers. 11, 12 is referred to; and this is the meaning of the A.V. "this." Without spot, without reproach. There is a difference of opinion among commentators, whether these two adjectives (ἄσπιλον ἀνέπιληπτον) belong to the commandment or to the person, i.e. Timothy. The introduction of σέ after τηρῆσαι; the facts that τηρῆσαι τὰς ἐντόλας, without any addition, means "to keep the commandments," and that in the New Testament, ἄσπιλος and ἀνέπιληπτος always are used of persons, not things (<a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>; <a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">2 Peter 3:14</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/3-2.htm">1 Timothy 3:2, 5</a>:7); and the consideration that the idea of the person being found blameless in, or kept blameless unto, the coming of Christ. is a frequent one in the Epistles (<a href="/jude/1-24.htm">Jude 1:24</a>; <a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">2 Peter 3:14</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/1-8.htm">1 Corinthians 1:8</a>; <a href="/colossians/1-22.htm">Colossians 1:22</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:13</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-23.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:23</a>), - seem to point strongly, if not conclusively, to the adjectives ἄσπιλον and ἀνεπίληπτον here agreeing with σέ, not with ἐντολήν. The appearing (τὴν ἐπιφανείαν). The thought of the second advent of the Lord Jesus, always prominent in the mind of St. Paul (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-7.htm">1 Corinthians 1:7, 8</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">1 Corinthians 4:5</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-23.htm">1 Corinthians 15:23</a>; <a href="/colossians/3-4.htm">Colossians 3:4</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:13</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:15</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:9</a>, etc.), seems to have acquired fresh intensity amidst the troubles and dangers of the closing years of his life, both as an object of hope and as a motive of action (<a href="/2_timothy/1-10.htm">2 Timothy 1:10</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/2-12.htm">2 Timothy 2:12</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/4-1.htm">2 Timothy 4:1, 8</a>; <a href="/titus/2-13.htm">Titus 2:13</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_timothy/6-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Keep τηρῆσαί (tērēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_5083.htm">Strong's 5083: </a> From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold. [this] τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. commandment ἐντολὴν (entolēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1785.htm">Strong's 1785: </a> An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription. without stain ἄσπιλον (aspilon) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> Unstained, undefiled, spotless, pure. Unblemished. [or] reproach ἀνεπίλημπτον (anepilēmpton) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> Irreproachable, never caught doing wrong. Not arrested, i.e. inculpable. until μέχρι (mechri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3360.htm">Strong's 3360: </a> As far as, until, even to. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. appearance ἐπιφανείας (epiphaneias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> Appearing, manifestation, glorious display. From epiphanes; a manifestation, i.e. the advent of Christ. of our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ, Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. 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