1 Timothy 6:20

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Summary

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

O timothy

1 Timothy 6:11

2 Timothy 2:1

Avoiding

Oppositions

Bible References

O timothy

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

You therefore, my

son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Avoiding

he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.

But have nothing to do with worldly fables fit only for old women. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;

You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,

To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

Oppositions

And also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him. Some were saying, “What would this idle babbler wish to say?” Others, “He seems to be a proclaimer of strange deities,”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

Professing to be wise, they became fools,

For it is written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”

Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away;

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”;

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.