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1 Timothy 6:20-21
New Catholic Bible
1 Timothy 6:20-21
New Catholic Bible
Conclusion[a]
20 Admonition to Timothy. My brother Timothy, guard carefully what has been entrusted to you.[b] Avoid the profane chatter and the contradictions of what is wrongly considered to be knowledge. 21 By professing it some people have strayed far from the faith.
Farewell. Grace be with all of you.[c]
Footnotes
- 1 Timothy 6:20 Once again one of the major themes of the Letter is highlighted in this Conclusion: guard the deposit of faith that has been entrusted to you.
- 1 Timothy 6:20 What has been entrusted to you: literally, “the deposit,” that is, sacred doctrine, the authentic Gospel (see 1 Tim 1:10-11; 2 Tim 1:13-14). Wrongly considered to be knowledge: the ensemble of doctrines that were taught by heretics and that on many points foreshadowed the Gnosticism of the second century.
- 1 Timothy 6:21 All of you: the plural indicates that this Letter was intended to be read to the whole community.
