1 Timothy 6:13

1 Timothy 6:13

The Good Confession

11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

13 I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus ^awho witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

14 that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing,

15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only¹ Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in ^aunapproachable light, ^bwhom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

Instructions to the Rich

17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain ^ariches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things ^bto enjoy.

18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Who quickeneth all things (tou zwogonountov ta panta). Present active participle of zwogonew (zwogonov, from zwos, genw), late word to give life, to bring forth alive, in N.T. only here and Acts 7:19. See I Samuel 2:6.

Before Pontius Pilate (epi Pontiou Peilatou). Not "in the time of," but "in the presence of."

Witnessed (marturhsantov). Note marturew, not omologew as in verse I Timothy 6:12. Christ gave his evidence as a witness to the Kingdom of God. Evidently Paul knew some of the facts that appear in John 18.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Timothy 6:13:**

Luke 17:33
John 18:37
Acts 7:19
1 Timothy 4:10
1 Timothy 6:12
Revelation 1:5

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