1 Timothy 6:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,

Avoiding

he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,

nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.

Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it

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, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

Oppositions

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities"--because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart."

Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away.

For the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness,"

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.