1 TIMOTHY 6:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:”
O Timothy, guard the deposit that has been entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge — the parathēkē (deposit/trust) demands phylassō (guarding). Timothy must refuse bebēlos lalia (irreverent speech) and antitheseis (contradictions) of pseudōnymos gnōsis (falsely-named knowledge).
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 6:20
“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…
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