1 Timothy 6:14

King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Do what you were commanded to do without fault or blame until the time when our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

Revised Standard Version
I charge you to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
yt thou kepe the comaundemet and be with out spotte and vnrebukeable vntyll the apperynge of oure lorde Iesus Christ

Hebrew Names Version
that you keep the mitzvah, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah;

New American Standard Bible
that you keep the commandment without fault or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

New Century Version
Do what you were commanded to do without wrong or blame until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

Update Bible Version
that you keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Webster's Bible Translation
That thou keep [this] commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

English Standard Version
to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

World English Bible
that you keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
That thou keep the commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, Which in his times the blessed and only Potentate will shew,

Weymouth's New Testament
that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that thou kepe the comaundement with out wem, with out repreef, in to the comyng of oure Lord Jhesu Crist;

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

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

Contemporary English Version
Promise to obey completely and fully all that you have been told until our Lord Jesus Christ returns.

Amplified Bible
to keep all His precepts without stain or reproach 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:

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

Complete Jewish Bible
to obey your commission spotlessly and irreproachably until our Lord Yeshua the Messiah appears.

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

International Standard Version
to keep this command stainless and blameless until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ.Philippians 1:6,10; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 5:23;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
that thou keep (this) commandment without spot and without blemish, until the manifestation of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha,

Murdock Translation
that thou keep the injunction, without stain, and without blemish, until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah;

King James Version (1611)
That thou keepe this commandement without spot, vnrebukeable, vntill the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ.

New Living Translation
that you obey this command without wavering. Then no one can find fault with you from now until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again.

New Life Bible
You must do all our Lord Jesus Christ said so no one can speak against you. Do this until He comes again.

New Revised Standard
to keep the commandment without spot or blame until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Geneva Bible (1587)
That thou keepe this commaundement without spot, and vnrebukeable, vntill the appearing of our Lord Iesus Christ,

George Lamsa Translation
That you obey this charge without spot and without stain, until the appearing of our LORD Jesus Christ:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
That thou keep the commandment without spot, free from reproach, until the forthshining of our Lord Jesus Christ -

Douay-Rheims Bible
That thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
That thou kepe the commaundement without spot, vnrebukeable, vntyll the appearyng of our Lorde Iesus Christ:

Good News Translation
to obey your orders and keep them faithfully until the Day when our Lord Jesus Christ will appear.

Christian Standard Bible®
to keep this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Lexham English Bible
that you observe the commandment without fault, irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Literal Translation
that you keep the commandment spotless, blameless, 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,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
that thou kepe the commaundement, without spot, vnreproueable, vntyll the appearynge of oure LORDE Iesus Christ,

Mace New Testament (1729)
to observe these precepts, to lead an unspotted life without reproof until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

New English Translation
to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

New King James Version
that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ's appearing,

Simplified Cowboy Version
that you ride like a real cowboy should in all situations, not just the easy trails. Then, no one will be able to find fault in anything you do. Stay this way until Jesus rides back over the hill to get us all.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Legacy Standard Bible
that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Contextual Overview

¹³ I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; ¹⁴ That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: ¹⁵ Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; ¹⁶ Who 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. 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; ¹⁸ That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; ¹⁹ Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. ²⁰ O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: ²¹ Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

Bible Verse Review
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keep: 1 Timothy 6:20, 1 Timothy 4:11-16, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 1 Chronicles 28:10, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Colossians 4:17

without: Song of Solomon 4:7, Ephesians 5:27, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 1:19, 2 Peter 3:14

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

until: 1 Corinthians 1:8, Philippians 1:6, Philippians 1:10, 1 Thessalonians 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, 2 Thessalonians 2:1, 2 Timothy 4:1, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 9:28, 1 Peter 1:7, 1 John 3:2, Revelation 1:7

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 3:28 - charge Joshua Zechariah 3:7 - if thou wilt keep Matthew 11:1 - commanding Romans 15:30 - for the 1 Corinthians 1:7 - coming Colossians 3:4 - appear 1 Thessalonians 2:19 - in 1 Thessalonians 4:1 - by the 2 Thessalonians 3:6 - in the 1 Timothy 1:18 - charge 1 Peter 1:5 - ready 1 John 2:28 - when

Cross-References

Exodus 2:3
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.

Matthew 24:38
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

Luke 17:27
They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

1 Peter 3:20
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That thou keep this commandment,.... Meaning either what he had now last of all enjoined him, to fight the good fight of faith; or the whole of the orders he had given him throughout the epistle, relating both to the doctrine and discipline of the house of God; or rather the work and office of preaching the Gospel, which was committed to him by the Holy Ghost, and enjoined him by the commandment of the everlasting God: and this the apostle, before God and Christ, charges him to observe and keep, in the following manner,

without spot, and unrebukeable; the sense is, that he would discharge his ministerial function with all faithfulness and purity; that he would sincerely, and without any adulteration, preach the pure Gospel of Christ; and that he would so behave in his life and conversation, that his ministry might not be justly blamed by men, or he be rebuked by the church here, or by Christ hereafter: and this he would have him do,

until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; to judge the quick and dead at the last day, and which will be very illustrious and glorious. Now Christ is hid from the eyes of men, but to them that look for him he will appear a second time in great glory; in the glory of his Father, and of his own, and of the holy angels; and when his saints will appear with him in glory: and this the apostle the rather mentions, since every man's work and ministry will then be made manifest; this bright day of Christ's appearing will declare it, and everyone must give an account of himself, and his talents, unto him: and this shows that the apostle did not design this charge, and these instructions, for Timothy only, but for all other ministers of the Gospel, till the second coming of Christ; though this was then, as now, so much unknown, when it would be, that it could not be said but Timothy might live unto it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That thou keep this commandment - Referring particularly to the solemn injunction which he had just given him, to “fight the good fight of faith,” but perhaps also including all that he had enjoined on him.

Without spot - It seems harsh, and is unusual, to apply the epithet, “without spot” - ἄσπιλος aspilos - to a command or doctrine, and the passage may be so construed that this may be understood as referring to Timothy himself - “That thou keep the commandment so that thou mayest be without spot and unrebukable.” See Bloomfield, Crit. Dig., in loc. The word here rendered “without spot,” occurs in the New Testament only here and in James 1:27; 1Pe 1:19; 2 Peter 3:14. It means without any “stain” or “blemish; pure.” If applied here to Timothy, it means that he should so keep the command that there would be no stain on his moral character; if to the doctrine, that that should be kept pure.

Unrebukable - So that there be no occasion for reproach or reproof; see notes on Philippians 2:15.

Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ - see notes on 1 Thessalonians 2:19; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; 1 Thessalonians 5:23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. That thou keep this commandment without spot — Two things are mentioned here:

1. That the commandment itself - the whole doctrine of Christ, should be kept entire.

2. That his life should be agreeable to that doctrine. Keep it without spot - let there be no blot on the sacred book; add nothing to it; take nothing from it; change nothing in it. Deliver down to thy successors the truth as thou hast had it from God himself.

Unrebukable — Let there be nothing in thy conduct or spirit contrary to this truth. Keep the truth, and the truth will keep thee.

Until the appearing of our Lord — Hand it down pure, and let thy conduct be a comment on it, that it may continue in the world and in the Church till the coming of Christ.