What does 1 Timothy 6:21 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. [The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.]"
1 TIMOTHY 6:21 h` ca,rij meqV u`mw/n) {A} The reading of the Textus Receptus, h` ca,rij meta. sou/, which is supported by D2 K L Y nearly all minuscules itf, o vg syrp, h copboms arm eth Theodoret _a...
Verse 1 Timothy 6:21. _WHICH SOME PROFESSING_] Which _inspired knowledge_ some pretending to, have set up _Levitical rites_ in opposition to the great _Christian sacrifice_, and consequently _have err...
WHICH SOME PROFESSING - Evidently some who professed to be true Christians. They were attracted by false philosophy, and soon, as a consequence, were led to deny the doctrines of Christianity. This re...
CHAPTER 6 _ 1. Concerning servants (1 Timothy 6:1)_ 2. Concerning those who oppose (1 Timothy 6:3) 3. Concerning contentment and temptation (1 Timothy 6:6) 4. The final exhortations (1 Timothy 6:1...
HOW TO BE A SLAVE AND A CHRISTIAN (1 Timothy 6:1-2)...
HAVE. Omit. ERRED. See 1 Timothy 1:6 (swerved). CONCERNING. App-104. GRACE. App-184. THEE. The texts read "you". AMEN. Omit....
_which some professing_ -Which," this misnamed Gnosis. - _Professing_" has occurred in this sense 1 Timothy 2:10. _have erred_ Lit., -missed the mark," as 1 Timothy 1:6 and 2 Timothy 2:18; aorist as...
20, 21. iii. CONCLUDING CHARGE TO TIMOTHY, summarising the main thought of the Epistle; cp. 1 Corinthians 16:21....
ΈΠΑΓΓΕΛΛΌΜΕΝΟΙ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΈΠΑΓΓΈΛΛΩ (G1861) объявлять, провозглашать, проповедовать, ΉΣΤΌΧΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΣΤΟΧΈΩ (G795) не достигать дели, не удаваться, сбиваться с пути...
WHICH SOME PROFESSING, &C.— "Which some having professed to pursue, have fatally wandered from the Christian faith, some entirely forsaking it, and others corrupting it with such adulterations, that i...
FAITHFUL MINISTRY 1 Timothy 6:17-21 a _TEXT 6:17-21A_ 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on Go...
Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. WHICH (FALSELY-CALLED SCIENCE) SOME PROFESSING ... ERRED (note, ) - literally, missed the mark (2 Timothy 3:7). True saga...
3 Translators have experienced much difficulty with this opening sentence, because it seemed to lack the principal verb. The A V adds _ so do_, the Revisers _ so do I now_. It is very seldom that any...
6:21 missed (i-8) 'To miss the mark,' or 'not give heed to;' it is to fail in shooting, and metaphorically in one's purpose, or to have erred. See ch. 1.6 and 2 Timothy 2:18 ....
CONCERNING SERVANTS, THE RICH, AND CORRUPT TEACHERS 1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished slavery—not...
HOW TO BE A LEADER IN THE CHURCH 1 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 6 SERVANTS AND MASTERS (6:1-2) V1 Those who are slaves must respect and honour their masters. They should do this so that no one...
WHICH SOME PROFESSING HAVE ERRED CONCERNING THE FAITH. — In this most probably wild and visionary “knowledge” the false teachers and their hearers sought salvation and a rule of life, and miserably fa...
Thoughts about the right use of wealth are suggested by the slave problem, a mischievous attitude towards which is associated with false doctrine. If a man possesses himself, he has enough. This posse...
“FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF THE FAITH” 1 Timothy 6:11 The poor need not envy the rich. Wealth makes no difference in the audit of eternity. A man cannot eat more than a certain amount of food, and wear...
The final injunction of the apostle concerning Timothy's duty toward his flock had to do with his dealing with Christian slaves. The master must not treat them with contempt. They are to recognize tha...
CLOSING THOUGHTS Paul closed his letter with the appeal of a father to his son. He asked him to protect the truth entrusted to his care. He especially asked him to refuse the so-called knowledge of t...
Which some (i) professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace [be] with thee. Amen. "[The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.]" (i) Not onl...
(17) Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; (18) That they do good, that...
1 Timothy 1:1-20. We enter now on the confidential communications of the apostle to some of his fellow-labourers, and tonight on the epistles to Timothy. The two have much in common, but they have als...
21_Which some professing, have erred concerning the faith. _From the result, also, he demonstrates how dangerous a thing it is, and how much it ought to be avoided. The way in which God punishes the h...
The apostle then goes equally into detail with regard to servants, that is, slaves. They were to respect their masters, in order that the doctrine of the Lord should not be blasphemed. When the master...
WHICH SOME PROFESSING,.... Pretending to be masters of the above science, boasting and making great show of it, and valuing themselves upon it: HAVE ERRED CONCERNING THE FAITH: have wandered from the...
Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace _be_ with thee. Amen. The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana. >> Ver. 21. _Which...
To conclude all: _O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust_ The original expression, την παρακαταθηκην φυλαξον, is, literally, _guard the deposite;_ namely, the purity of gospel doctrine,...
FINAL ADMONITIONS AND CONCLUSION. 1 Timothy 6:17...
It may be noted that in this epistle the relationships of husband and wives, children and parents, are not mentioned, as are the questions of elders, widows, and now servants. For family ties are not...
Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. 1. Erred - How can one err concerning their faith? List some errors in our faith that can result in our being lost. 2...
“WHICH SOME HAVE PROFESSED AND THUS GONE ASTRAY FROM THE FAITH”: That is, such had actually happened in Ephesus to some of the members. The danger of such false-knowledge is that it had led some Chris...
17-21 Being rich in this world is wholly different from being rich towards God. Nothing is more uncertain than worldly wealth. Those who are rich, must see that God gives them their riches; and he onl...
WHICH SOME PROFESSING HAVE ERRED CONCERNING THE FAITH; which kind of science, some pretending and boasting of, studying to show themselves learned and subtle men, they have been led into errors in Chr...
Didache but to every one that acts amiss[133]...
1 Timothy 6:21 by G3739 professing G1861 (G5740) some G5100 strayed G795 (G5656) concerning G4012 faith G4102 Grace G5485 with G3326 you G4675 Amen G281 have - 1 Timothy 6:10, 1 Timothy 1:6,...
1 Timothy 6:21. WHICH SOME PROFESSING. Once again we have the indefinite mention of those who were known though unnamed. There were some who, boasting of their knowledge, had as concerning the faith m...
HAVE ERRED (ηστοχησαν). First aorist active indicative of αστοχεω. See 1 Timothy 1:6 for this word....
CONTENTS: Work of the minister continued. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul, Timothy, Pilate. CONCLUSION: The minister of Christ is to preach not only the general duties of all, but the duties of partic...
1 Timothy 6:1. _Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour,_ by obeying their commands, for in civil society we are all servants, and have duties which mus...
TIMOTHY, KEEP SAFE. These last two verses are a summary of the entire Letter. The gospel turned over to Timothy to keep and to pass on (2 Timothy 2:2), is the true account of Jesus as the Son of God,...
1 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 1 TIMOTHY 6:2 Confronting the False Teaching Again. This concluding section is very similar to the opening section (1 Timothy 1:3). Both include discussion about false teachers (1 Ti...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 1 Timothy 6:20. KEEP THAT WHICH IS COMMITTED TO THY TRUST.—Lit. “guard the deposit.” As St. Paul was entrusted with “the care of all the Churches,” so is Timothy with...
EXPOSITION 1 TIMOTHY 6:1 _Are servants _for _servants as are_,_ _A.V.;_ the doctrine _for _his doctrine_,_ _A.V. SERVANTS; literally, _slaves_._ _That slaves formed a considerable portion of the firs...
Vers. 20-22. The conclusion, containing another very earnest charge to fidelity: O _Timothy, keep the deposit_ (τὴν παραθήκην, used again in 2Ti 1:12, 2 Timothy 1:14, and each time with the same verb)...
Now Paul turns to the subject of servants in chapter six. Let as many servants as are under the yoke (1 Timothy 6:1) That is, to a master. count their own masters worthy of all honour (1 Timothy 6:...
1 Timothy 1:19; 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 Timothy 6:10; 2 Timothy 2:18; 2 Timothy 4:22; Hebrews 12:29; Hebrews 13:25; Matthew 6:13; Romans 1:7;...
Professing. See on ch. 1 Timothy 2:10. Erred [η σ τ ο χ η σ α ν]. See on ch. 1 Timothy 1:6, and comp. 2 Timothy 2:18. Grace be with thee. The correct reading is meq' uJmwn with you. Although address...