KJV King James Version
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
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1 Timothy 6:12
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
WEB World English Bible
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
ASV American Standard Version
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.
Surrounding context — 1 Timothy 6
9 But 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.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and [before] Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
14 That thou keep [this] commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
15 Which in his times he shall shew, [who is] the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀγωνίζουG75 · agōnizomaito struggleτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαλὸνG2570 · kalosgoodἀγῶναG73 · agōnfightτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπίστεως,G4102 · pistisfaithἐπιλαβοῦG1949 · epilambanōto catchτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoαἰωνίουG166 · aiōnioseternalζωῆςG2222 · zōēlifeεἰςG1519 · eistowardἣνG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐκλήθηςG2564 · kaleōto call: callκαὶG2532 · kaiandὡμολόγησαςG3670 · homologeōto confess/professτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαλὴνG2570 · kalosgoodὁμολογίανG3671 · homologiaconfessionἐνώπιονG1799 · enōpionbeforeπολλῶνG4183 · polusmuchμαρτύρων.¶G3144 · martuswitness
Cross-references
1 Peter 5:10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you].1 Timothy 1:18This 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;1 Corinthians 9:25-26And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.2 Timothy 4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:Ephesians 6:10-18Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.Philippians 3:12-14Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 6:13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and [before] Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;Revelation 3:3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.Colossians 3:15And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.Hebrews 6:18That by two immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:2 Corinthians 10:3-5For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:2 Timothy 1:9Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,1 Timothy 6:19Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.Romans 10:9-10That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.Zechariah 10:5And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.Romans 8:28-30And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.Deuteronomy 26:17-19Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
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