Discovery Box1 Timothy 6:17-20 
Context6:17 Command those who are rich in this world’s goods 1 not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, 2 but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment. 6:18 Tell them to do good, 3 to be rich in good deeds, to be generous givers, sharing with others. 4 6:19 In this way they will save up 5 a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation 6 for the future and so lay hold of 7 what is truly life.
6:20 O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid 8 the profane chatter and absurdities 9 of so-called “knowledge.” 10
1 tn Grk “in the present age.”
2 tn Grk “in uncertainty.”
3 tn Grk “to do good” (the continuation of 6:17). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started at the beginning of v. 18.
4 tn Grk “to be generous,” “sharing.”
5 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.
6 tn Grk “treasuring up a good foundation.”
7 tn Grk “that they may lay hold of.”
8 tn Grk “avoiding.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
9 tn Or “contradictions.”
10 tn Grk “the falsely named knowledge.”
