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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;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Guard that which is committed unto thee (την παραθηκην φυλαξον). "Keep (aorist of urgency) the deposit." Παραθηκην (from παρατιθημ…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Keep that which is committed to your trust. All that is entrusted to you, and to which reference has been particularly made in this epistl…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to your trust.—More literally and better rendered, O Timothy, keep the trust …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul concludes with a personal admonition to Timothy: “Guard what has been entrusted to your care” (cf. 2 Timothy 1:12, 14). Here the c…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O Timothy, guard that which is committed to you. Though interpreters differ in explaining παραθήκην, a thing committed, yet, for …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Keep that which is committed to your trust
That is, the Gospel, see (1 Timothy 1:11) which is a rich tre…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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 re…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Previously, he dealt with instructing people of low status; here he returns to his subject and instructs Timothy on how to deal with the rich. He d…

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