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1 Timothy 6:17 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 6 · verse 17
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;1 Timothy 6:17 · King James Version
1 Timothy 6:17 in context
15Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
18That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
19Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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Key words (Strong's)
- highmindedhypsēlophroneōto be high minded, proudG5309 →
- Chargeparangellōto transmit a message along from one to another, to declare, announce, to command, order…G3853 →
- richesploutosriches, wealth, abundance of external possessions, fulness, abundance, plenitude, a goodG4149 →
- livingzaōto live, breathe, be among the living , to enjoy real life, to have true life and worthy…G2198 →
- givethparechōto reach forth, offer, to show, afford, supply, to be the authors of, or to cause one to…G3930 →
- worldaiōnfor ever, an unbroken age, perpetuity of time, eternity, the worlds, universe, period of…G165 →
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The apostle here charges Timothy to keep this commandment (that is, the whole work of his ministry, all the trust reposed in him, all the service expected from him) without spot, unrebukable; he must conduct himself so in his ministry that he might not lay himself open to any blame nor incur any blemish.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-21