1 Timothy 6:13 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

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

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

1 Timothy 6:14 that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

1 Timothy 6:15 which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "command", "before", "gives", "life", "christ", and "jesus". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "command", 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 spot...", so "all things" and "command" 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 "command" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.