KJV King James Version
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
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1 Timothy 1:19
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
WEB World English Bible
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;
ASV American Standard Version
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,
Surrounding context — 1 Timothy 1
16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἔχωνG2192 · echōto have/beπίστινG4102 · pistisfaithκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀγαθὴνG18 · agathosgoodσυνείδησιν,G4893 · suneidēsisconscienceἥνG3739 · hos, hēwhichτινεςG5100 · tisoneἀπωσάμενοιG683 · apōtheōto rejectπερὶG4012 · periaboutτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπίστινG4102 · pistisfaithἐναυάγησαν,G3489 · nauageōbe shipwrecked
Cross-references
1 Timothy 3:9Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.Revelation 3:10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.1 Peter 3:15-16But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:1 Timothy 6:9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.Titus 1:9Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.1 Corinthians 11:19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.2 Timothy 4:4And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.2 Peter 2:1-3But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.Hebrews 3:14For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;2 Timothy 3:1-6This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.Hebrews 6:4-6For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,Revelation 3:8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.Jude 1:10-13But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.Galatians 1:6-8I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:Philippians 3:18-19(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross of Christ:2 Peter 2:12-22But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;1 Timothy 6:21Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace [be] with thee. Amen.Galatians 5:4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
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