1 Timothy 6:19-21

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 1 Timothy 6:19 tn Grk “saving up” (the continuation of 6:18). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 19.
2. 1 Timothy 6:19 tn Grk “treasuring up a good foundation.”
3. 1 Timothy 6:19 tn Grk “that they may lay hold of.”
4. 1 Timothy 6:20 tn Grk “avoiding.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
5. 1 Timothy 6:20 tn Or “contradictions.”
6. 1 Timothy 6:20 tn Grk “the falsely named knowledge.”
7. 1 Timothy 6:21 tn Grk “have deviated concerning the faith.”
8. 1 Timothy 6:21 tc Most witnesses (א² D¹ Ψ 1175 1241 1505 M al sy bo) conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amēn, “amen”). Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, the earliest and best witnesses (א* A D* F G 33 81 1739* 1881 it sa) lack the particle, indicating that the letter concluded with “Grace be with you all.”tn Grk “with you” (but the Greek pronoun indicates the meaning is plural here).