Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
keep this commandment--Greek, "the commandment," that is, the Gospel rule of life (1 Timothy 1:5; John 13:34; 2 Peter 2:21; 2 Peter 3:2).
without spot, unrebukeable--agreeing with "thou." Keep the commandment and so be without spot," etc. "Pure" (1 Timothy 5:22; Ephesians 5:27; James 1:27; 2 Peter 3:14).
until the appearing of . . . Christ--His coming in person (2 Thessalonians 2:8; Titus 2:13). Believers then used in their practice to set before themselves the day of Christ as near at hand; we, the hour of death [BENGEL]. The fact has in all ages of the Church been certain, the time as uncertain to Paul, as it is to us; hence, 1 Timothy 6:15, he says, "in HIS times": the Church's true attitude is that of continual expectation of her Lord's return (1 Corinthians 1:8; Philippians 1:6, Philippians 1:10).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
2 Corinthians 4:4
2 Thessalonians 2:8
1 Timothy 6:13
1 Timothy 6:17
1 Timothy 6:17
Titus 2:13
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