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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comRobertson Word Pictures - 1 Timothy 6:11 - 6:11
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O man of God (ō anthrōpe theou). In N.T. only here and 2Ti 3:17, there general and here personal appeal to Timothy. Cf. Deu 33:1; 1Sa 2:27.
Flee (pheuge), follow after (diōke). Vivid verbs in present active imperative. The preacher can not afford to parley with such temptations.
Meekness (praupathian). Late compound from praupathēs, in Philo about Abraham, here only in N.T.