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1 Timothy 6:18-20
New English Translation
1 Timothy 6:18-20
New English Translation
18 Tell them to do good,[a] to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others.[b] 19 In this way they will save up[c] a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation[d] for the future and so lay hold of[e] what is truly life.
Conclusion
20 O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid[f] the profane chatter and absurdities[g] of so-called “knowledge.”[h]
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- 1 Timothy 6:18 tn Grk “to do good” (the continuation of 6:17). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 18.
- 1 Timothy 6:18 tn Grk “to be generous,” “sharing.”
- 1 Timothy 6:19 tn Grk “saving up” (the continuation of 6:18). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 19.
- 1 Timothy 6:19 tn Grk “treasuring up a good foundation.”
- 1 Timothy 6:19 tn Grk “that they may lay hold of.”
- 1 Timothy 6:20 tn Grk “avoiding.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
- 1 Timothy 6:20 tn Or “contradictions.”
- 1 Timothy 6:20 tn Grk “the falsely named knowledge.”
1 Timothy 6:18-20
New International Version
1 Timothy 6:18-20
New International Version
18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,(A) and to be generous and willing to share.(B) 19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves(C) as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of(D) the life that is truly life.
20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted(E) to your care. Turn away from godless chatter(F) and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,
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