2 Timothy 1:14

Simplified Cowboy Version

But the power we need comes not from our own might, but by the strength of the Holy Spirit who rides with us and in us. Keep this truth locked deep in your heart.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

King James Version (1611)
That good thing which was committed vnto thee, keepe, by the holy Ghost which dwelleth in vs.

King James Version
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

English Standard Version
By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.

New American Standard Bible
Protect, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.

New Century Version
Protect the truth that you were given; protect it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.

Legacy Standard Bible
Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you.

Berean Standard Bible
Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

Contemporary English Version
You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Keep safe the great treasure that has been entrusted to you, with the help of the Ruach HaKodesh, who lives in us.

Darby Translation
Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted.

Easy-to-Read Version
This teaching is a treasure that you have been trusted with. Protect it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives inside us.

Geneva Bible (1587)
That worthie thing, which was committed to thee, keepe through the holy Ghost, which dwelleth in vs.

George Lamsa Translation
That good thing which was committed to you keep by the help of the Holy Spirit which dwells in us.

Good News Translation
Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you.

Lexham English Bible
Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

Literal Translation
Guard the good Deposit given through the Holy Spirit indwelling in us.

Amplified Bible
Guard [with greatest care] and keep unchanged, the treasure [that precious truth] which has been entrusted to you [that is, the good news about salvation through personal faith in Christ Jesus], through [the help of] the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

American Standard Version
That good thing which was committed unto thee guard through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.

Bible in Basic English
That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us.

Hebrew Names Version
That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Ruach HaKodesh which dwells in us.

International Standard Version
With the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us, protect the good treasure that has been entrusted to you.Romans 8:11; 1 Timothy 6:20;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
that good deposite keep through the Spirit of Holiness who dwelleth in us.

Murdock Translation
Keep thou the good deposit, by the Holy Spirit who dwelleth in us.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
That good thyng which was committed to thy keping, holde fast through the holy ghost which dwelleth in vs.

English Revised Version
That good thing which was committed unto [thee] guard through the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

World English Bible
That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit which dwells in us.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The good thing which is committed to thee keep, through the Holy Spirit, who dwelleth in us.

Weymouth's New Testament
That precious treasure which is in your charge, guard through the Holy Spirit who has His home in our hearts.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Kepe thou the good takun to thi kepyng bi the Hooli Goost, that dwellith in vs.

Update Bible Version
That good thing which was committed to [you] guard through the Holy Spirit which dwells in us.

Webster's Bible Translation
That good thing which was committed to thee keep by the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.

New English Translation
Protect that good thing entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

New King James Version
That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

New Living Translation
Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you.

New Life Bible
Keep safe that which He has trusted you with by the Holy Spirit Who lives in us.

New Revised Standard
Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The noble thing entrusted to thee , do thou guard, through means of the Holy Spirit which dwelleth within us.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Keep the good thing committed to thy trust by the Holy Ghost who dwelleth in us.

Revised Standard Version
guard the truth that has been entrusted to you by the Holy Spirit who dwells within us.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
That good thinge whiche was committed to thy kepynge kepe in ye holy goost which dwelleth in vs.

Young's Literal Translation
the good thing committed guard thou through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This hye charge kepe thou thorow the holy goost, which dwelleth in vs.

Mace New Testament (1729)
that valuable depositum do you preserve by the holy spirit, which resides in us.

Contextual Overview

⁶Don't let the fire go out by not using the gifts God gave you when I laid my hands on you. ⁷For God did not give us the spirit of a sissy, but a spirit of strength, love, and self-control. ⁸Don't ever be ashamed about telling someone of your love for the Lord. I ask that you not be ashamed of me either. I know what others say because I'm in prison. But I'm locked up because of my love of the Lord, not because I did something shameful. As you grow in strength, so will grow the bullseye on your back. The strength you need to endure will come from the good news, not yourself. ⁹God saved us and called us to ride a trail of holiness. We didn't deserve either of these, but that was his plan all along. His plan was simple—to show us grace through Christ Jesus. ¹⁰This grace wasn't just talked about, it appeared in person as our Savior. He shattered the power of fear and death and blazed a new trail to life and immortality through the good news. ¹¹And I was chosen to be a voice in the darkness, a teacher in times of trial and trouble, and a cowboy who gathers the lost with the good news. ¹²That's why I sit and suffer in this dark cell. But I do not hang my head in shame. I keep my chin up and my toes out as I continue to serve the Lord, regardless of my circumstance. My trust is in God and I know he is able to deliver me in life and in death as I wait upon his return. ¹³This is the way I want you to ride. Follow this trail that I've left. It is not a trail marked by sign, but by faith and love for Christ Jesus. ¹⁴But the power we need comes not from our own might, but by the strength of the Holy Spirit who rides with us and in us. Keep this truth locked deep in your heart.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

good: 2 Timothy 2:2, Luke 16:11, Romans 3:2, 1 Corinthians 9:17, 2 Corinthians 5:19, 2 Corinthians 5:20, Galatians 2:7, Colossians 4:11, 1 Timothy 1:11, 1 Timothy 6:20

by the: Romans 8:13, Ephesians 5:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:19, 1 Peter 1:22

which dwelleth: John 14:17, Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 2 Corinthians 5:16, Ephesians 2:22

Reciprocal: John 14:26 - Holy Ghost Romans 8:9 - if so be 2 Corinthians 6:16 - I will dwell 1 Thessalonians 2:4 - to be 2 Timothy 1:13 - Hold 2 Timothy 4:7 - I have kept 1 John 3:24 - dwelleth

Cross-References

Matthew 2:2
and asked, "Where's the little one that's meant to be the King of the Jews? We seen a bright light from way over yonder and we have come to hit a knee before him."

Matthew 24:29
"After the Boss steps in and all the sufferin' is over, 'The sun will go out and the moon won't shine anymore. The stars will fall and every universe will tremble.'

Mark 13:24
"In the days that follow these hard times, 'The sun will go out and the moon will lose its light.

Luke 23:45
The sun seemed to have lost its light. At the same time, the curtain that symbolized the separation of God from man, which hung in the main church, was torn from the top to the bottom.

Revelation 6:12
The Lamb tore off the sixth seal. The earth shook with a violent quake and the sun went out. The moon turned blood red.

Revelation 8:12
Then the fourth angel let loose his bugle call. A third of the sun, moon, and stars went dark. There was no light for a third of the day and a third of the night.

Revelation 9:2
The star unlocked the sinkhole and smoke billowed forth as if from the fire of a blacksmith's forge. The smoke blotted out what was left of the light of the sun and clogged most of the air over the entire earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

That good thing which was committed to thee,.... By which he means either his ministerial work and office, which is a good work, the dispensation of which was committed to him, and which it became him so to observe, as that the ministry might not be blamed; or else the good and excellent gifts of the Spirit, which qualified him for the discharge of that work, and which were not to be neglected, but to be stirred up, exercised, and improved, lest they should be lost, or took away; or rather the Gospel, which was committed to his trust, to preach: and this may be called a good thing, from the author of it, who is good, whence it is named the Gospel of God, and the Gospel of Christ; and from the matter of it, it consists of good things come by Christ, the High priest, and which it publishes, such as peace, pardon, righteousness, and eternal salvation by him; and from the end and use of it, it being both for the glory of God, the magnifying the riches of his grace, and the exaltation of Christ; and also is the power of God in regeneration and sanctification unto salvation to everyone that believes. And it being said to be "committed to" Timothy, denotes the excellency of it; that it is a treasure, as indeed it is a rich one, it contains the riches of grace, even the unsearchable riches of Christ, is more valuable than thousands of gold and silver: and that it is a trust, and requires faithfulness in ministers, who are the stewards of it; and that it is to be accounted for. Wherefore great care should be had in dispensing and keeping it:

keep by the Holy Ghost. It should be kept pure and incorrupt, free from all the adulterations and mixtures of men; and safe and sound, that it be not snatched away from the churches by false teachers. And whereas the apostle knew, that neither Timothy, nor any other, were sufficient of themselves, for these things, he directs to the keeping of it by the Holy Ghost; who makes men overseers of churches, bestows gifts upon them, to fit them for their work, and leads them into all the truths of the Gospel; and under his influence and teachings, and by the assistance of his grace, are they enabled to discharge their trust, abide by the Gospel, and persevere in the ministration of it to the end.

Which dwelleth in us; in all believers, who are the temples of the Holy Ghost; and in all the churches, which are built up by him, an habitation for God; and in all the ministers of the word, to direct, instruct, support, and uphold them; and who dwells with them, and continues in them, and that for ever, John 14:16.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That good thing which was committed unto thee; - see the notes at 1 Timothy 6:20. The reference here in the phrase, “that good thing committed to thee,” is to the sound Christian doctrine with which he had been intrusted, and which he was required to transmit to others.

Keep by the Holy Ghost - By the aid of the Holy Spirit. One of the best methods of preserving the knowledge and the love of truth is to cherish the influences of the Holy Spirit.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. That good thing — The everlasting Gospel, keep by the Holy Ghost; for without a continual spiritual energy man can do nothing. This indwelling Spirit will make them effectual to thy own salvation, and enable thee to preach them to the salvation of the souls of others.