1 Timothy 6:21 (WEB)

Passage

which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

Nearby Context

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

1 Timothy 6:20 Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge;

1 Timothy 6:21 which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "faith", "some", "profess", "thus", "wandered", and "amen". 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 "Timothy guard that which is committed to...", 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.