1 Timothy 6:12

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

General references

1 John 2:25

Bible References

Fight

This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;

And they shall be as mighty men, treading down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle; and they shall fight, because Jehovah is with them; and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh

Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

Lay

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

My soul followeth hard after thee: Thy right hand upholdeth me.

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.

It was but a little that I passed from them, When I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, Until I had brought him into my mother's house, And into the chamber of her that conceived me.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

for we are become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end:

that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:

And this is the promise which he promised us, even the life eternal.

Remember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it , and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Whereunto

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

and that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy, which he afore prepared unto glory,

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful.

to the end that ye should walk worthily of God, who calleth you into his own kingdom and glory.

whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

who 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 us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.

Hast

I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;

And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto Jehovah thy God, that I am come unto the land which Jehovah sware unto our fathers to give us.

One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto Jehovah, and surname himself by the name of Israel.

And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

General references

And this is the promise which he promised us, even the life eternal.