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Guard the Faith

1 Timothy 6:21

In 9 translations

BSB
which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.BYZ and TR include Amen.
KJV
Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
WEB
which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.
ASV
which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with you.
LSV
which certain [ones] professing—swerved concerning the faith. The grace [is] with you! Amen.
YLT
which certain professing — concerning the faith did swerve; the grace [is] with you. Amen.
DBY
of which some having made profession, have missed the faith. Grace [be] with thee.
DRC
Which some promising, have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
GNV
Which while some professe, they haue erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee, Amen. ‘The first Epistle to Timotheus, written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest citie of Phrygia Pacaciana.’

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὑμῶν (“you [all]”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read σοῦ (“you [one]”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ἀμήν (“Amen”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include πρός Τιμόθεον πρώτη ἐγράφη ἀπό Λαοδικείας ἥτις ἐστίν μητρόπολις φρυγίας τῆς Πακατιανῆς.¶ (“to Timothy first it was written from Laodicea which is capital of Phrygia the of Pacatiana”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of μεθ᾽: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: μετὰ.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: μεθʼ ὑμῶν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read μεθʼ ὑμῶν; Robinson–Pierpont read μετὰ σοῦ Ἀμήν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἥν τινες ἐπαγγελλόμενοι περὶ τὴν πίστιν ἠστόχησαν. Ἡ χάρις μεθʼ ὑμῶν.
RP2018
ἥν τινες ἐπαγγελλόμενοι περὶ τὴν πίστιν ἠστόχησαν. Ἡ χάρις μετὰ σοῦ. Ἀμήν.
TR-Boyd
ἥν τινες ἐπαγγελλόμενοι περὶ τὴν πίστιν ἠστόχησαν. Ἡ χάρις μετὰ σοῦ. Ἀμήν.
SCR1894
ην τινες επαγγελλομενοι περι την πιστιν ηστοχησαν η χαρις μετα σου αμην

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Timothy 2:18who have deviated from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already occurred, and they undermine the faith of some.
  • Romans 16:20The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
  • Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
  • 2 Timothy 4:22The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.
  • 1 Timothy 1:19holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
  • Romans 16:23Gaius, who has hosted me and all the church, sends you greetings. Erastus, the city treasurer, sends you greetings, as does our brother Quartus.
  • Romans 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Colossians 4:18This greeting is in my own hand—Paul. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
  • 1 Timothy 6:10For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
  • Titus 3:15All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
  • 1 Timothy 1:6Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
  • Hebrews 13:25Grace be with all of you.
  • Hebrews 10:1–12For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship. If it could, would not…

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