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1 Timothy 6:20
New Catholic Bible
1 Timothy 6:20
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.
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- 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.
