1 Timothy 6:19
“Laying vp in store for themselues a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay holde on eternall life.”
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1 Timothy 6:19 Context
17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they bee not high minded, nor trust in vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, who giueth vs richly all things to enioy, 18That they doe good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, 19Laying vp in store for themselues a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay holde on eternall life. 20O Timothie, keepe that which is committed to thy trust, auoyding prophane and vaine bablings, and oppositions of science, fasly so called: 21Which some professing, haue erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. The first to Timothie was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest citie of Phrygia Pacaciana.
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Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
- King James Version
storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.
- New American Standard Version (1995)