1 Timothy 6:13 (ASV)

Passage

I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:13 I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;

1 Timothy 6:14 that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

1 Timothy 6:15 which in its own times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "charge", "thee", "sight", "giveth", "life", "christ", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "charge", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Fight the good fight of the faith..." into verse 14's "that thou keep the commandment without spot...", so "all things" and "charge" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "charge" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.