1 Timothy 6:20 (DRB)

Passage

O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:18 To do good, to be rich in good work, to give easily, to communicate to others,

1 Timothy 6:19 To lay up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life.

1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the profane novelties of words and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called.

1 Timothy 6:21 Which some promising, have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "timothy", "keep", "committed", "trust", "avoiding", "profane", and "novelties". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "timothy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "To lay up in store for themselves..." into verse 21's "Which some promising have erred concerning the...", so "called" and "timothy" 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 "called" and "timothy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.