Parallel Verses

Amplified

to keep all His precepts without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

New American Standard Bible

that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

King James Version

That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Holman Bible

to keep the command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

International Standard Version

to keep these commands stainlessly and blamelessly until the appearance of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

A Conservative Version

that thou keep the commandment, without spot, blameless, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

American Standard Version

that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

An Understandable Version

to obey this command without [moral] blemish or blame. [Note: This "command" probably refers to Timothy's responsibility to fulfill his ministry. See verses 11-12; II Tim. 4:1-2]. [Do this] until our Lord Jesus Christ returns,

Anderson New Testament

that you keep this commandment, so that you may be spotless and blameless till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Bible in Basic English

To keep the word untouched by evil, clear from all shame, till the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Common New Testament

to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Daniel Mace New Testament

to observe these precepts, to lead an unspotted life without reproof until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Darby Translation

that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Godbey New Testament

that you keep the commandment, spotless and pure, unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Goodspeed New Testament

to keep his command stainless and irreproachable until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

John Wesley New Testament

That thou keep the commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, Which in his times the blessed and only Potentate will shew,

Julia Smith Translation

For thee to keep the command spotless, irreprehensible, until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ:

King James 2000

That you keep this commandment without spot, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Lexham Expanded Bible

[that] you observe the commandment without fault, irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Modern King James verseion

that you keep the commandment without spot and without blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that thou keep the commandment, and be without spot and unrebukable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Moffatt New Testament

to keep your commission free from stain, free from reproach, till the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ ??15 which will be brought about in due time by that blessed and only Sovereign, King of kings and Lord of lords,

Montgomery New Testament

I charge you, keep your commission spotless and irreproachable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

NET Bible

to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

New Heart English Bible

that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Noyes New Testament

that thou keep the commandment without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Sawyer New Testament

that you keep the charge without spot, without blame, till the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

The Emphasized Bible

That thou keep the commandment without spot, free from reproach, until the forthshining of our Lord Jesus Christ -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

that thou observe this injunction spotless, irreproachable, unto the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Twentieth Century New Testament

I urge you to keep his Command free from stain or reproach, until the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Webster

That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

Weymouth New Testament

that you keep God's commandments stainlessly and without reproach till the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Williams New Testament

to keep His command stainless and irreproachable until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

World English Bible

that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Worrell New Testament

that you keep the commandment, unsullied, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Worsley New Testament

that thou keep this commandment, unspotted and blameless, till the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Youngs Literal Translation

that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τηρέω 
Tereo 
Usage: 49

thou
σέ 
Se 
thee, thou, thy house, not tr
Usage: 110

τηρέω 
Tereo 
Usage: 49

ἐντολή 
Entole 
Usage: 47

ἄσπιλος 
Aspilos 
Usage: 4

ἀνεπίληπτος 
Anepileptos 
Usage: 3

μέχρι μεχρίς 
mechri 
unto, until, till, to, till 9
Usage: 14

the appearing
ἐπιφάνεια 
Epiphaneia 
Usage: 6

of our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

Context Readings

Renewed Charge To Timothy

13 I solemnly charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and [in the presence] of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession [in His testimony] before Pontius Pilate, 14 to keep all His precepts without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which He will bring about in His own time—He who is the blessed and only Sovereign [the absolute Ruler], the King of those who reign as kings and Lord of those who rule as lords,


Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9-10

“As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.

1 Chronicles 28:20

Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and take action; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor abandon you [but will guide you in the construction] until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

Song of Songs 4:7


“O my love, you are altogether beautiful and fair.
There is no flaw nor blemish in you!

1 Corinthians 1:8

And He will also confirm you to the end [keeping you strong and free of any accusation, so that you will be] blameless and beyond reproach in the day [of the return] of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:27

so that [in turn] He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy [set apart for God] and blameless.

Philippians 1:6

I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].

Philippians 1:10

so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];

Philippians 2:15

so that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish in the midst of a [morally] crooked and [spiritually] perverted generation, among whom you are seen as bright lights [beacons shining out clearly] in the world [of darkness],

Colossians 1:22

yet Christ has now reconciled you [to God] in His physical body through death, in order to present you before the Father holy and blameless and beyond reproach—

Colossians 4:17

And say to Archippus, “See to it that you fulfill [carefully the duties of] the ministry which you have received in the Lord.”

1 Thessalonians 3:13

so that He may strengthen and establish your hearts without blame in holiness in the sight of our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints (God’s people).

1 Thessalonians 5:23

Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through [that is, separate you from profane and vulgar things, make you pure and whole and undamaged—consecrated to Him—set apart for His purpose]; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept complete and [be found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Thessalonians 2:1

Now in regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to meet Him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

2 Thessalonians 2:8

Then the lawless one [the Antichrist] will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by the appearance of His coming.

1 Timothy 4:11-16

Keep commanding and teaching these things.

1 Timothy 6:20

O Timothy, guard and keep safe the deposit [of godly truth] entrusted to you, turn away from worldly and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], and the contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge”—

2 Timothy 4:1

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

Titus 2:13

awaiting and confidently expecting the [fulfillment of our] blessed hope and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal [Holy] Spirit willingly offered Himself unblemished [that is, without moral or spiritual imperfection as a sacrifice] to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works and lifeless observances to serve the ever living God?

Hebrews 9:28

so Christ, having been offered once and once for all to bear [as a burden] the sins of many, will appear a second time [when he returns to earth], not to deal with sin, but to bring salvation to those who are eagerly and confidently waiting for Him.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:19

but [you were actually purchased] with precious blood, like that of a [sacrificial] lamb unblemished and spotless, the priceless blood of Christ.

2 Peter 3:14

So, beloved, since you are looking forward to these things, be diligent and make every effort to be found by Him [at His return] spotless and blameless, in peace [that is, inwardly calm with a sense of spiritual well-being and confidence, having lived a life of obedience to Him].

1 John 3:2

Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory].

Jude 1:24

Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling or falling into sin, and to present you unblemished [blameless and faultless] in the presence of His glory with triumphant joy and unspeakable delight,

Revelation 1:7

Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him, even those who pierced Him; and all the tribes (nations) of the earth will mourn over Him [realizing their sin and guilt, and anticipating the coming wrath]. So it is to be. Amen.

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