Parallel Verses

An Understandable Version

to obey this command without [moral] blemish or blame. [Note: This "command" probably refers to Timothy's responsibility to fulfill his ministry. See verses 11-12; II Tim. 4:1-2]. [Do this] until our Lord Jesus Christ returns,

New American Standard Bible

that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

King James Version

That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Holman Bible

to keep the command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

International Standard Version

to keep these commands stainlessly and blamelessly until the appearance of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

A Conservative Version

that thou keep the commandment, without spot, blameless, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

American Standard Version

that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Amplified

to keep all His precepts without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Anderson New Testament

that you keep this commandment, so that you may be spotless and blameless till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Bible in Basic English

To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Common New Testament

to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Daniel Mace New Testament

to observe these precepts, to lead an unspotted life without reproof until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Darby Translation

that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Godbey New Testament

that you keep the commandment, spotless and pure, unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Goodspeed New Testament

to keep his command stainless and irreproachable until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

John Wesley New Testament

That thou keep the commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, Which in his times the blessed and only Potentate will shew,

Julia Smith Translation

For thee to keep the command spotless, irreprehensible, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ:

King James 2000

That you keep this commandment without spot, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Lexham Expanded Bible

[that] you observe the commandment without fault, irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Modern King James verseion

that you keep the commandment without spot and without blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that thou keep the commandment, and be without spot and unrebukable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Moffatt New Testament

to keep your commission free from stain, free from reproach, till the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ ??15 which will be brought about in due time by that blessed and only Sovereign, King of kings and Lord of lords,

Montgomery New Testament

I charge you, keep your commission spotless and irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NET Bible

to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

New Heart English Bible

that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Noyes New Testament

that thou keep the commandment without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Sawyer New Testament

that you keep the charge without spot, without blame, till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

The Emphasized Bible

That thou keep the commandment without spot, free from reproach, until the forthshining of our Lord Jesus Christ -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

that thou observe this injunction spotless, irreproachable, unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Twentieth Century New Testament

I urge you to keep his Command free from stain or reproach, until the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Webster

That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Weymouth New Testament

that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Williams New Testament

to keep His command stainless and irreproachable until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

World English Bible

that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Worrell New Testament

that you keep the commandment, unsullied, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Worsley New Testament

that thou keep this commandment, unspotted and blameless, till the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Youngs Literal Translation

that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τηρέω 
Tereo 
Usage: 49

thou
σέ 
Se 
thee, thou, thy house, not tr
Usage: 110

τηρέω 
Tereo 
Usage: 49

ἐντολή 
Entole 
Usage: 47

ἄσπιλος 
Aspilos 
Usage: 4

ἀνεπίληπτος 
Anepileptos 
Usage: 3

μέχρι μεχρίς 
mechri 
unto, until, till, to, till 9
Usage: 14

the appearing
ἐπιφάνεια 
Epiphaneia 
Usage: 6

of our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

Context Readings

Renewed Charge To Timothy

13 I [solemnly] urge you in the presence of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession when He testified in front of Pontius Pilate [See John 18:37; Matt. 27:17], 14 to obey this command without [moral] blemish or blame. [Note: This "command" probably refers to Timothy's responsibility to fulfill his ministry. See verses 11-12; II Tim. 4:1-2]. [Do this] until our Lord Jesus Christ returns, 15 which God will bring about in its [or, "His"] own time. [For] He is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and the Lord of lords.


Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:8

He will also make you stand firm [in the faith] to the end [of your lives], so that you will be [considered] without just blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ [returns].

Ephesians 5:27

[This is] so He could present the church to Himself in all her splendor, without any kind of stain or wrinkle, but that she should be holy and without [moral] flaw.

Philippians 1:6

I am confident of this very thing, that God, who began something good among you, will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ's [return].

Philippians 1:10

Then you will be able to approve of [only] what is best and be sincere and without just blame on the day of Christ's [return],

Philippians 2:15

so that you will be without just blame and innocent [of wrongdoing], children of God without fault in the middle of a crooked and perverted generation of people. You must shine among them like stars lighting up the sky,

Colossians 1:22

yet now God has reconciled [you] to Himself through the death of Christ's physical body in order to present you holy, without fault and free from just blame before Him [on judgment day].

Colossians 4:17

And tell Archippus [Note: He may have been the preacher at Colosse or Laodicia. See Philemon 1:1-2], "See to it that you fulfill your ministry [there], which you have received in [the service of] the Lord."

1 Thessalonians 3:13

May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7].

1 Thessalonians 5:23

And may God Himself, who gives peace, dedicate you completely, and may your spirit, soul and body [i.e., your entire person] be kept without just blame at [i.e., until] the return of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:1

Now concerning the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our being gathered to Him, brothers,

2 Thessalonians 2:8

And then the lawless person [See verse 3] will be revealed, the one whom the Lord Jesus will destroy with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the brilliant appearance of His presence [i.e., at His second coming].

1 Timothy 4:11-16

Command and teach these things [i.e., the foregoing teaching. See verse 6-7].

1 Timothy 6:20

[So], Timothy, guard [the Gospel message] which has been entrusted to you, while avoiding worldly, empty chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called "knowledge,"

2 Timothy 4:1

In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge [both] those still alive and those who have already died, and in view of His appearing [i.e., at His second coming] and His kingdom [i.e., when it is revealed in its eternal splendor], I solemnly urge you:

Titus 2:13

while looking forward to the blessed hope [i.e., the hope that produces blessings] and the coming splendor of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Holy Spirit [or, His eternal Spirit] offered Himself without [moral] blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from deeds which lead to [spiritual] death to serve the living God?

Hebrews 9:28

so Christ also, who was once [for all] offered [as a sacrifice] to take away the sins of many people, will come back a second time, not to take away sin, [but] to provide salvation to those who are waiting for Him.

1 Peter 1:7

But these will only test your faith, which is more valuable than gold which, though refined by fire, eventually perishes. Your faith, [however], will [endure and eventually] prove to be praiseworthy and honorable when Jesus returns.

1 Peter 1:19

but with [the] precious blood of Christ, who represents an unblemished lamb, without defect.

2 Peter 3:14

So, my dearly loved ones, while you are waiting for these things [to happen], do your best to be found at peace with God, pure and blameless in His sight.

1 John 3:2

Dearly loved ones, we are God's children now, but it has not yet been revealed [to us] what we will be [in the future life, Luke 20:34-36]. But, we do know this, however, that when Jesus is revealed [i.e., at His second coming], we will be like Him [I Cor. 15:49], for we will see what He really looks like!

Jude 1:24

Now, may there be honor and majesty and power to God, who is able to guard you people from stumbling [and falling away from Him, See Gal. 5:4], and [who is able] to place you before His glorious presence without any [moral] blemish, but with great joy.

Revelation 1:7

Look, He [i.e., Jesus] is coming with [i.e., "on"] the clouds! And [then] every eye will see Him, including those who pierced Him, and all the peoples of the earth will grieve because of Him [i.e., because of how they had treated Him]. So it will be. May it be so.

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