Bible Strands
2 Timothy 1:14
Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to Timothy from confinement, directing him to preserve the apostolic message at a time when associates in Asia are abandoning him.
The words — παραθήκην (parathēkēn) means an entrusted deposit, and the imperative φύλαξον (phulaxon) commands it to be guarded through (διὰ) the Holy Spirit (πνεύματος ἁγίου).
The thread — The deposit language parallels 1 Timothy 6:20, while the Spirit’s function matches John 14:17’s note that the Spirit dwells with believers and Romans 8:13’s description of the Spirit’s power to put to death bodily deeds.
Why it lands — The text requires active preservation of the taught message through reliance on the indwelling Spirit, leaving no allowance for passive reception or independent alteration.
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The Greek words
King James Version
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
Cross-references
- John 14:17 the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
- Romans 8:13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- 1 Timothy 6:20 O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
- Romans 8:9 You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
- 2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
- 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Do not extinguish the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 9:17 If my preaching is voluntary, I have a reward. But if it is not voluntary, I am still entrusted with a responsibility.
- 2 Corinthians 5:19 that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.