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, child Timothy, According to the prophecies, running before on thee, in order that thou mightest war, with them, the noble warfare.

So shall they become like mighty ones, trampling on the mire of lanes, in battle, and they will fight because, Yahweh, is with them, - and will abash the riders of horses.

But, every man who striveth in the games, in all things, useth self-control; - they, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown, they may receive; but, we, an incorruptible!

in love unfeigned, in discourse of truth, in power of God; through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and left,

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

For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might:

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

The noble contest, have I contested, the race, have I finished, the faith, have I kept:

Lay

Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life which is life indeed.

My soul hath run clinging to thee, On me, hath thy right hand laid hold.

A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her, - and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.

Scarcely had I passed from them, when I found the beloved of my soul, - I caught him, and would not let him go, until that I had brought him into the house of my mother, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.

Not that I have, already, received, or have, already, reached perfection, but I am pressing on - if I may even lay hold of that for which I have also been laid hold of by Christ Jesus: -

For, partners of the Christ, have we become, - if, at least, the beginning of the confidence, throughout, firm, we hold fast:

In order that, through means of two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible for God to make himself false, a mighty consolation, we might have, who have fled along to grasp, the fore-lying hope,

And, this, is the promise, which he hath promised unto us, - The age-abiding life.

Remember, therefore, how thou hast received, and didst hear, and keep it and repent. If then thou shall not watch, I will have come as a thief, and in nowise shalt thou get to know, during what sort of hour, I will have come upon thee.

Whereunto

We know, further, that, unto them who love God, God causeth all things to work together for good, - unto them who, according to purpose, are such as he hath called;

In order that he might make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy which he prepared beforehand for glory, -

And let, the peace of Christ, act as umpire in your hearts, unto which ye have been called in onebody, and be thankful:

To the end ye might be walking in a manner worthy of God, who is calling you unto his own kingdom and glory,

Unto which he called you, through means of our glad-message, unto an acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to the peculiar purpose and favour - which was given to us in Christ Jesus before age-during times,

Not returning evil for evil, nor reviling for reviling, but, on the contrary, bestowing a blessing, - because, hereunto, have ye been called, in order that, a blessing, ye might inherit.

Howbeit, the God of all favour - who hath called you unto his age-abiding glory in Christ - when, for a little, ye have suffered, Himself, will adjust, confirm, strengthen: -

Hast

I charge thee, before God, who engendereth life in all things, and Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, witnessed the noble confession,

And thou shalt come in unto the priest who shall be in those days, - and shalt say unto him - I declare to-day unto Yahweh thy God, that I am come into the land which Yahweh sware unto our fathers that he would give unto us.

This one, will say Yahweh's, am I, and That one, will call himself by the name of Jacob, and Yonder one will write on his hand - Yahweh's, And after the name of Israel, will one entitle himself.

And I say unto you - Whosoever shall confess me before men, even the Son of Man, will confess him, before the messengers of God;

That, if thou shalt confess the declaration with thy mouth - That Jesus is, Lord, and shalt believe with thy hear - That, God, raised him from among the dead, thou shalt be saved; -

Know ye that our brother Timothy hath been set at liberty, - with whom, if more speedily he be coming, I will see you.

General references

And, this, is the promise, which he hath promised unto us, - The age-abiding life.