1 Timothy 6:13 (LSB)

Passage

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, gentleness.

1 Timothy 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

1 Timothy 6:14 that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

1 Timothy 6:15 which He will bring about at the proper time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "charge", "presence", "gives", "life", "christ", "jesus", and "testified". 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 Take..." into verse 14's "that you keep the commandment without stain...", 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.