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 do you, man of God, shun these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, patience, meekness.

Do you, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus;

Avoiding

he is mad with conceit, knowing nothing, but has a morbid fondness for questions and contentions about words, out of which come envy, strife, railing, evil suspicions,

nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which produce disputes rather than godly edification, which is in faith;

But reject those profane and oldwomanish fables, and exercise yourself for godliness.

But do you continue in the things which you have learned and well understood, knowing from whom you learned them,

to Titus, my true son, according to the common faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

But foolish questions and genealogies and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Oppositions

And some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers disputed with him; and some said: What can this babbler possibly wish to say? Others said: He seems to be a proclaimer of strange demons: for he preached to them Jesus and the Resurrection.

professing to be wise, they became foolish,

For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; and I will set aside the understanding of the prudent.

Yet we speak wisdom among the perfect; but not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are brought to nought:

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written: He takes the wise in their own craftiness.

See that no one make you the victims of imposture by means of philosophy and vain deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not ac cording to Christ: