1 Timothy 6:20 meaning and explanation
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
1 Timothy 6:20, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul closes his letter to Timothy, his younger coworker left in Ephesus to oversee the church, with a personal charge. The Greek word for "guard" is phylassō, meaning to watch over and protect, and "what has been entrusted" is parathēkē, a deposit placed in someone's keeping.
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