John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:20
20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: Ver. 20. That which is, &c. ] viz. The treasure of true doctrine, esteeming every particle of it precious, as the filings of gold. read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:19
19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. Ver. 19. Laying up in store ] As wise merchants, happy usurers, parting with that which they cannot keep, that they may gain that which they cannot lose. On eternal life ] Or, as some copies have it, "Of life indeed," της οντως ζωης . Aeterna vita, vera vita. (Augustine.) read more