1 Timothy 6:13 (DRB)

Passage

I charge thee before God who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession:

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called and be it confessed a good confession before many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:13 I charge thee before God who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession:

1 Timothy 6:14 That thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Timothy 6:15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the Blessed and only Mighty, the King of kings and Lord of lords:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "charge", "thee", "before", "quickeneth", "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 faith Lay..." 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.