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, son Timothy, so that according to past prophecies regarding thee, that thou by them might war a good warfare;

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

And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown, but we, an incorruptible one.

in the word of truth, in the power of God through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might.

But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and charity, and for a helmet, the hope of saving health.

I have fought a good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith;

Lay

laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the future, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

My soul has followed hard after thee; thy right hand has upheld me.

She is a tree of life to those that lay hold upon her, and blessed is every one that retains her.

It was but a little that I passed from them that I found him whom my soul loves: 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 brought me into the light.

Not as though I had already attained it, either were already perfect, but I follow after, if I may lay hold of that for which I have also been laid hold of by the Christ, Jesus.

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end;

that by two immutable things, in which it is 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,

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

Remember, therefore, of that which thou hast received and heard and hold to it and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come to thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

Whereunto

And we now know that unto those who love God, all things help them unto good, to those who according to the purpose are called to be saints.

and making known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he has prepared unto glory?

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, into which likewise ye are called into one body, and be ye thankful.

that ye would walk worthy of God, who has called you unto his kingdom and glory.

unto which he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

who 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 us in Christ Jesus before the times of the ages,

not rendering evil for evil or curse for curse, but to the contrary, blessing, knowing that ye are called, that ye should possess a blessing by inheritance.

But the God of all grace, who has called us unto his eternal glory by Jesus, the Christ, after ye have suffered a little while, he himself perfects, confirms, strengthens, and establishes you.

Hast

I give thee charge in the sight of God, who gives life to all things and before Christ Jesus, who testified before Pontius Pilate a good profession;

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days and say unto him, I declare today unto the LORD thy God that I have entered into the land which the LORD swore unto our fathers to give us.

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

Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God;

that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

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

General references

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