Timoteo 1, Capitolo 6, versi 17-21
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21:28 Now when these things - Mentioned Luca 21:8, Luca 21:10, etc, begin to come to pass, look up with firm faith, and lift up your heads with joy: for your redemption out of many troubles draweth nigh, by God's destroying your implacable enemies.
21:29 Behold the fig tree and all the trees - Christ spake this in the spring, just before the passover; when all the trees were budding on the mount of Olives, where they then were.
21:30 Ye know of yourselves - Though none teach you.
21:31 The kingdom of God is nigh - The destruction of the Jewish city, temple, and religion, to make way for the advancement of my kingdom.
21:32 Till all things be effected - All that has been spoken of the destruction of Jerusalem, to which the question, Luca 21:7, relates: and which is treated of from Luca 21:8-24.
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6:17 What follows seems to be a kind of a postscript.Charge the rich in this world - Rich in such beggarly riches as this world affords. Not to be highminded - O who regards this!Not to think better of themselves for their money, or anything it can purchase. Neither to trust in uncertain riches - Which they may lose in an hour; either for happiness or defence. But in the living God - All the rest is dead clay. Who giveth us - As it were holding them out to us in his hand. All things - Which we have. Richly - Freely, abundantly.To enjoy - As his gift, in him and for him. When we use them thus, we do indeed enjoy all things. Where else is there any notice taken of the rich, in all the apostolic writings, save to denounce woes and vengeance upon them?
6:18 To do good - To make this their daily employ, that they may be rich - May abound in all good works. Ready to distribute - Singly to particular persons. Willing to communicate - To join in all public works of charity.
6:19 Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation - Of an abundant reward, by the free mercy of God. That they may lay hold on eternal life - This cannot be done by alms - deeds; yet they "come up for a memorial before God," Atti 10:4. And the lackeven of this may be the cause why God will withhold grace and salvation from us.
6:20 Keep that which is committed to thy trust - The charge I have given thee, Timoteo 1 1:18.Avoid profane empty babblings - How weary of controversy was this acute disputant! And knowledge falsely so called - Most of the ancient heretics were great pretenders to knowledge.