1 Timothy 6:20-21
20 O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge —
21 by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.
guard (v.20) — in the military sense
what was committed to your trust (v.20) = lit. “a putting with,” to place alongside of someone — a deposit
avoiding (v.20) = turning away, shunning, turning aside so as to avoid meeting
profane (v.20) – unhallowed, not set apart to God, common, secular
babblings (v.20) = empty sounds, empty voices
falsely called (v.20) = falsely named
contradictions (v.20) = antithesis = lit. “to place against” — arguments and objections against a certain proposition
knowledge (v.20) = “the” knowledge — perhaps referring to Gnosticism, but could also include legalistic Jewish influences and any doctrine contrary to Paul’s
professing (v.21) = proclaiming
strayed (v.21) = missed the mark
grace (v.21) = “the” grace
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