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1 Timothy 6:12
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1 Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight for the faith;
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,

Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. However, they do it to receive a crown that will fade away, but we a crown that will never fade away.

And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful.

In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you

storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real.

Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.

When you come before the priest who is serving at that time, you must say to him, ‘Today I acknowledge to the Lord your God that I have entered the land the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’

Today you have affirmed that the Lord is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes, commands, and ordinances, and obey Him.

I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.

She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.

I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house—
to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
and name himself by the name of Israel.”

they will be like warriors in battle
trampling down the mud of the streets.
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
and they will put horsemen to shame.

“And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.

And what if He did this to make known the riches of His glory on objects of mercy that He prepared beforehand for glory—

If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

by the message of truth,
by the power of God;
through weapons of righteousness
on the right hand and the left,

They will glorify God for your obedience to the confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with others through the proof provided by this service.

For though we live in the body, we do not wage war in an unspiritual way,

Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.

Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.

He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start.

so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.

Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon enough, he will be with me when I see you.

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Fight

Lay

Whereunto

Hast

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Fight

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle,
they will be like warriors in battle
trampling down the mud of the streets.
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
and they will put horsemen to shame.
Now everyone who competes exercises self-control in everything. However, they do it to receive a crown that will fade away, but we a crown that will never fade away.
by the message of truth,
by the power of God;
through weapons of righteousness
on the right hand and the left,
For though we live in the body, we do not wage war in an unspiritual way,
Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.
But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Lay

storing up for themselves a good reserve for the age to come, so that they may take hold of life that is real.
I follow close to You;
Your right hand holds on to me.
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who hold on to her are happy.
I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house—
to the chamber of the one who conceived me.
Not that I have already reached the goal or am already fully mature, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
For we have become companions of the Messiah if we hold firmly until the end the reality that we had at the start.
so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.
And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. But if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come against you.

Whereunto

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.
And what if He did this to make known the riches of His glory on objects of mercy that He prepared beforehand for glory—
And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were also called in one body, control your hearts. Be thankful.
we encouraged, comforted, and implored each one of you to walk worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.
He called you to this through our gospel, so that you might obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.
not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.
Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.

Hast

In the presence of God, who gives life to all, and of Christ Jesus, who gave a good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you
When you come before the priest who is serving at that time, you must say to him, ‘Today I acknowledge to the Lord your God that I have entered the land the Lord swore to our fathers to give us.’
This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’;
another will call himself by the name of Jacob;
still another will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
and name himself by the name of Israel.”
“And I say to you, anyone who acknowledges Me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God,
If you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Be aware that our brother Timothy has been released. If he comes soon enough, he will be with me when I see you.

General references

And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

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