1 TIMOTHY 6:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”
Thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life — the paradox: generosity constitutes thesaurizō (treasure-storing) that yields themelia (foundation) for the future. The verb perihaptō (take hold) recalls Christ's call (6:12); true zōē (life) results from liberality.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 6:19
“That they do good,” he says, “that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate.” The first phrase refers to wealth, the second to charity. For to be willing to communicate, implies that they are sociable and kind. There nothing is uncertain, for the foundation being firm, there is no instability, all is firm, fixed, immovable, fast, and enduring. “That they may lay hold,” he says, “on eternal life.” For the doing of good works can secure the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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