1 Timothy 6:13

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“I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:”

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BSBPD

“I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Timothy 6:13 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:39See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
  2. 1 Samuel 2:6The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
  3. Matthew 27:11Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
  4. John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
  5. John 5:26For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
  6. John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  7. John 14:25All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you.
  8. John 18:36Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
  9. John 19:11Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
  10. Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
  11. 1 Timothy 2:5For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
  12. 1 Timothy 5:21I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
  13. 1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
  14. Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
  15. Revelation 3:14To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
  16. Revelation 21:6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
  17. Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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