1 Timothy 6:14 “Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance o…”

1 Timothy 6:14

Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

World English Bible

that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

American Standard Version

that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Geneva Bible 1599

That thou keepe this commandement without spot, and vnrebukeable, vntill the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ,

Darby Translation

that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Young's Literal Translation

that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Bible in Basic English

To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

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Cross references

“keep”

1 Timothy 4:11–16 1 Timothy 6:20 1 Chronicles 28:20 Colossians 4:17 1 Chronicles 28:9 1 Chronicles 28:10

1 Timothy 4:11–16 · BSB

Command and teach these things.

1 Timothy 6:20 · BSB

O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”

1 Chronicles 28:20 · BSB

David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous, and do it. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you before all the work for the servi…

Colossians 4:17 · BSB

Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”

1 Chronicles 28:9 · BSB

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be fou…

1 Chronicles 28:10 · BSB

Consider now that the LORD has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary. Be strong and do it.”

“without”

2 Peter 3:14 Song of Solomon 4:7 Hebrews 9:14 Ephesians 5:27 1 Peter 1:19

2 Peter 3:14 · BSB

Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.

Song of Solomon 4:7 · BSB

You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.

Hebrews 9:14 · BSB

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!

Ephesians 5:27 · BSB

and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

1 Peter 1:19 · BSB

but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.

“unrebukeable”

Jude 1:24 Colossians 1:22 Philippians 2:15

Jude 1:24 · BSB

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—

Colossians 1:22 · BSB

But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

Philippians 2:15 · BSB

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

“until”

1 Peter 1:7 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Philippians 1:10 Titus 2:13 Hebrews 9:28 1 Corinthians 1:8

1 Peter 1:7 · BSB

so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 · BSB

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:10 · BSB

so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

Titus 2:13 · BSB

as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 9:28 · BSB

so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.

1 Corinthians 1:8 · BSB

He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Also

2 Thessalonians 2:8

2 Thessalonians 2:8 · BSB

And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

15which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

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