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Selected Verse: 2 Timothy 1:14 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ti 1:14 |
Strong Concordance |
That good thing [2570] which was committed unto thee [3872] keep [5442] by [1223] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] which [3588] dwelleth [1774] in [1722] us [2254]. |
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King James |
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Translate as Greek, "That goodly deposit keep through the Holy Ghost," namely, "the sound words which I have committed to thee" (Ti2 1:13; Ti2 2:2).
in us--in all believers, not merely in you and me. The indwelling Spirit enables us to keep from the robbers of the soul the deposit of His word committed to us by God. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
That good thing which was committed unto thee; - see the notes at Ti1 6:20. The reference here in the phrase, "that good thing committed to thee," is to the sound Christian doctrine with which he had been intrusted, and which he was required to transmit to others.
Keep by the Holy Ghost - By the aid of the Holy Spirit. One of the best methods of preserving the knowledge and the love of truth is to cherish the influences of the Holy Spirit. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
That good thing which was committed (τὴν καλὴν παραθήκην)
That fair, honorable trust, good and beautiful in itself, and honorable to him who receives it. The phrase N.T.o. See on Ti2 1:12. Comp. the good warfare, Ti1 1:18; teaching, Ti1 4:6; fight, Ti1 6:12; confession, Ti1 6:12. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The good thing - This wholesome doctrine. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| That good thing - The everlasting Gospel, keep by the Holy Ghost; for without a continual spiritual energy man can do nothing. This indwelling Spirit will make them effectual to thy own salvation, and enable thee to preach them to the salvation of the souls of others. |
2 And [2532] the things [3739] that thou hast heard [191] of [3844] me [1700] among [1223] many [4183] witnesses [3144], the same [5023] commit thou [3908] to faithful [4103] men [444], who [3748] shall be [2071] able [2425] to teach [1321] others [2087] also [2532].
13 Hold fast [2192] the form [5296] of sound [5198] words [3056], which [3739] thou hast heard [191] of [3844] me [1700], in [1722] faith [4102] and [2532] love [26] which [3588] is in [1722] Christ [5547] Jesus [2424].
20 O [5599] Timothy [5095], keep [5442] that which is committed to thy trust [3872], avoiding [1624] profane [952] and vain babblings [2757], and [2532] oppositions [477] of science [1108] falsely so called [5581]:
12 Fight [75] the good [2570] fight [73] of faith [4102], lay hold on [1949] eternal [166] life [2222], whereunto [1519] [3739] thou art [2564] also [2532] called [2564], and [2532] hast professed [3670] a good [2570] profession [3671] before [1799] many [4183] witnesses [3144].
12 Fight [75] the good [2570] fight [73] of faith [4102], lay hold on [1949] eternal [166] life [2222], whereunto [1519] [3739] thou art [2564] also [2532] called [2564], and [2532] hast professed [3670] a good [2570] profession [3671] before [1799] many [4183] witnesses [3144].
6 If thou put [5294] the brethren [80] in remembrance [5294] of these things [5023], thou shalt be [2071] a good [2570] minister [1249] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], nourished up [1789] in the words [3056] of faith [4102] and [2532] of good [2570] doctrine [1319], whereunto [3739] thou hast attained [3877].
18 This [5026] charge [3852] I commit [3908] unto thee [4671], son [5043] Timothy [5095], according to [2596] the prophecies [4394] which went before [4254] on [1909] thee [4571], that [2443] thou [4754] by [1722] them [846] mightest war [4754] a good [2570] warfare [4752];
12 For [1223] the which [3739] cause [156] I [3958] also [2532] suffer [3958] these things [5023]: nevertheless [235] I am [1870] not [3756] ashamed [1870]: for [1063] I know [1492] whom [3739] I have believed [4100], and [2532] am persuaded [3982] that [3754] he is [2076] able [1415] to keep [5442] that which I [3450] have committed unto him [3866] against [1519] that [1565] day [2250].