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

2 Timothy 4:7

Lay

Whereunto

Hast

General references

1 John 2:25

Bible References

Fight

This is the instruction which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, which is in accordance with the prophetic utterances formerly made about you, that you may, aided by them, continue to fight the good fight,

Any man who enters an athletic contest practices rigid self-control in training, only to win a wreath that withers, but we are in to win a wreath that never withers.

my message of truth, and the power of God; with the weapons of right-doing in my right hand and my left;

For though I do still live the life of a physical human creature, I am not waging this war in accordance with physical human standards,

From now on you must grow stronger through union with the Lord and through His mighty power.

but let us who belong to the day keep sober, clothed with faith and love for a coat of mail and with the hope of salvation for a helmet.

I have fought the fight for the good, I have run my race, I have kept faith.

Lay

in this way amassing for themselves the riches that forever endure in the life to come, so that at last they may grasp the life that is life indeed.

It is not a fact that I have already secured it or already reached perfection, but I am pressing on to see if I can capture it, the ideal for which I was captured by Christ Jesus.

For we have become real sharers in Christ, if we keep firm to the end the faith we had at first,

so that by these two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to prove false, we who have taken refuge with Him may have encouragement strong enough to make us seize upon the hope that lies ahead of us.

And the very thing that He Himself has promised us is eternal life.

So remember what you have received and heard, and continue to obey it, and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will never know the hour when I come upon you.

Whereunto

Yes, we know that all things go on working together for the good of those who keep on loving God, who are called in accordance with God's purpose.

so as to make known the riches of His glory for the objects of His mercy, whom He prepared in ages past to share His glory --

Let the peace that Christ can give keep on acting as umpire in your hearts, for you were called to this state as members of one body. And practice being thankful.

to live lives worthy of God who calls you into His kingdom and His glory.

and to this end He called you by our preaching of the good news, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance with anything that we had done, but in accordance with His own purpose and unmerited favor which was shown us through union with Christ Jesus eternal ages ago,

never returning evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but blessing instead, because it was for this that you were called, to obtain the blessing of heirs.

And God, the giver of every spiritual blessing, who through your union with Christ has called you to His eternal glory, after you have suffered a little while, will Himself make you perfect, firm, and strong,

Hast

Before God who preserves the life of all His creatures and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made His good profession, I solemnly charge you

I tell you, everyone who owns me before men the Son of Man will own before the angels of God;

For if with your lips you acknowledge the fact that Jesus is Lord, and in your hearts you believe that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

You must know that our brother Timothy has been released from prison. If he comes soon, he and I will see you together.

General references

And the very thing that He Himself has promised us is eternal life.