1 Timothy 6:20

18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

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

21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
KJV
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
WEB
Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,
ASV
O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto [thee], turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;
DARBY
O Timotheus, keep the entrusted deposit, avoiding profane, vain babblings, and oppositions of false-named knowledge,
BLB
O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted, avoiding profane, empty utterances, and opposing arguments of that which [is] falsely named “knowledge,”
ÅB
Timoteus! ta vare på det som er deg overgitt, så du vender deg bort fra det vanhellige tomme snakk og motsigelsene fra den kunnskap som falskelig kalles så,
OTB
Timoteus, vokt det som er blitt betrodd deg, og unngå verdslig, tomt prat og de motstridende argumentene til det som feilaktig kalles "kunnskap"—
B1930
Timoteus! ta vare på det som er dig overgitt, så du vender dig bort fra det vanhellige tomme snakk og motsigelsene fra den kunnskap som falskelig kalles så,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Colossians 2:8

    Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

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  • 2 Timothy 2:16

    But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

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  • 2 Timothy 1:12–14

    For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

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  • Colossians 2:18

    Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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  • 2 Timothy 3:14–16

    But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

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  • Romans 3:2

    Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:15

    Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:14

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

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