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 you, O man of God, fly from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, divine love, patience, meekness.

Therefore, my child, be thou filled up with dynamite in the grace which is in Christ Jesus,

Avoiding

he has been inflated, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and controversies, from which come envy, strife, blasphemies, evil surmisings,

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which present questions, rather than the economy of God which is in faith:

but reject the unsanctified and silly stories: but exercise yourself unto godliness.

But abide thou in those things which thou hast learned and in which thou hast been instructed, knowing from whom thou hast learned;

to Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Saviour.

but reject foolish questions, and genealogies, and strife, and controversies about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Oppositions

And certain ones of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers interviewed him, and some continued to say, What would this babbler wish to say? and others said, He seems to be the propagator of strange divinities: because he was preaching the gospel of Jesus, and the resurrection.

Saying that they were wise, they became fools,

For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and bring to nought the understanding of the intelligent.

But we speak wisdom among the perfect: not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nought:

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

See that no one shall be deceiving you through philosophy and empty delusion, according to the tradition of men, according to the elements of the world, and not according to Christ,