1 Timothy 6:14 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:12 Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:13 I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession,

1 Timothy 6:14 that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Timothy 6:15 which in its own time the blessed and only Ruler shall shew, the King of those that reign, and Lord of those that exercise lordship;

1 Timothy 6:16 who only has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor is able to see; to whom [be] honour and eternal might. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "keep", "commandment", "spotless", "irreproachable", "until", "appearing", and "lord". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "keep", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "I enjoin thee before God who preserves..." into verse 15's "which in its own time the blessed...", so "thou" and "keep" 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 "thou" and "keep" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.