1 Timothy 6:21 (GNV)

Passage

Which while some professe, they haue erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee, Amen. The first Epistle to Timotheus, written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest citie of Phrygia Pacaciana.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:19 Laying vp in store for themselues a good foundation against the time to come, that they may obteine eternall life.

1 Timothy 6:20 O Timotheus, keepe that which is committed vnto thee, and auoide prophane and vaine babblings, and oppositios of science falsely so called,

1 Timothy 6:21 Which while some professe, they haue erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee, Amen. The first Epistle to Timotheus, written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest citie of Phrygia Pacaciana.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "some", "professe", "haue", "erred", "concerning", and "thee". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The prior verse says "O Timotheus keepe that which is committed...", giving immediate footing for "grace" and "faith". In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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