Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
take hold of eternal life
that you were called to
and have made a good confession about
in the presence of many witnesses.
International Standard Version
Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses.
A Conservative Version
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life for which thou are called, and confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
American Standard Version
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
Amplified
Fight the good fight of the faith [in the conflict with evil]; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and [for which] you made the good confession [of faith] in the presence of many witnesses.
An Understandable Version
Fight the good battle of the faith; take hold of never ending life, to which you were called [i.e., by the Gospel. See II Thess. 2:14], [when] you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. [Note: This "confession" probably refers to a person's acknowledgment of Jesus as Lord and Christ prior to his immersion. See Acts 2:36; Rom. 10:9-10].
Anderson New Testament
Fight the good fight of the faith; lay hold on eternal life, to which you have been called, and for which you confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
Bible in Basic English
Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.
Common New Testament
Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Daniel Mace New Testament
exert yourself in the glorious cause of faith, and secure the prize of eternal life, to which you were called, when you made that excellent profession of faith before so many witnesses.
Darby Translation
Strive earnestly in the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
Godbey New Testament
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, into which you have been called, and witnessed a beautiful testimony before many witnesses.
Goodspeed New Testament
Enter the great contest of faith! Take hold of eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the great profession of faith.
John Wesley New Testament
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which thou art called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
Julia Smith Translation
Contend earnestly the good contest of faith, take hold upon eternal life, into which thou wert also called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
King James 2000
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you are also called, and have professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Modern King James verseion
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you are also called and have professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hand on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Moffatt New Testament
fight in the good fight of the faith, secure that life eternal to which you were called when you voiced the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
Montgomery New Testament
Keep contending in the noble contest of the faith; seize hold on eternal life, to which you were called when you confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
NET Bible
Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.
New Heart English Bible
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
Noyes New Testament
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on everlasting life, to which thou wast called, and didst profess the good profession before many witnesses.
Sawyer New Testament
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were called and made the good profession before many witnesses.
The Emphasized Bible
Be contesting the noble contest of the faith, - lay hold of the age-abiding life - unto which thou wast called, and didst make the noble confession before many witnesses.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Strain every nerve in the noble conflict of faith, lay fast hold on eternal life, unto which also thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Run the great race of the Faith, and win the Immortal Life. It was for this that you received the Call, and, in the presence of many witnesses, made the great profession of Faith.
Webster
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
Weymouth New Testament
Exert all your strength in the honourable struggle for the faith; lay hold of the Life of the Ages, to which you were called, when you made your noble profession of faith before many witnesses.
Williams New Testament
Keep up the good fight for the faith. Keep your hold on eternal life, to which God called you, when before many witnesses you made the good profession of faith.
World English Bible
Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
Worrell New Testament
Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, to which you were called, and confessed a good confession before many witnesses.
Worsley New Testament
Maintain the glorious combat of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast made a good profession before many witnesses.
Youngs Literal Translation
be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.
Themes
Battle of Life » The spiritual conflict characteristics of » A fight of faith
The call of God » To man is » To eternal life
Christianity » Characteristics of » 12 a warfare
Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Timothy
spiritual Conflict » Characteristics of » A fight of faith
Eternal life » Laying hold on eternal life
Faith » Faith encouraged, reasons for » A defensive weapon
Faith » Necessary in the Christian warfare
Eternal life » Saints » Should lay hold of
Spiritual » Conflict characteristics of » A fight of faith
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » A fight of faith
War » Figurative » Exhorted to diligence in
War » Figurative » Called the good fight of faith
War/weapons » Fighting the good fight
Warfare of saints » Saints » Exhorted to diligence in
Interlinear
Epilambanomai
Aionios
Homologeo
Enopion
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Timothy 6:12
Prayers for 1 Timothy 6:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Renewed Charge To Timothy
11 But you, O man of God, flee from these [things], and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patient endurance, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all [things] and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:18
I am setting before you this instruction, Timothy [my] child, in accordance with the prophecies spoken long ago about you, in order that by them you may fight the good fight,
1 Corinthians 9:25-26
And everyone who competes exercises self-control in all [things]. Thus those [do so] in order that they may receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable [one].
Colossians 3:15
And the peace of Christ must rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
1 Timothy 6:13
I command you, in the sight of God who gives life to all [things] and Christ Jesus who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
1 Timothy 6:19
storing up for themselves a good foundation for the future, in order that they may take hold of [what is] truly life.
1 Peter 5:10
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, [after you] have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, [and] establish [you].
Deuteronomy 26:3
And you shall go to the priest who is [in office] in those days, and you shall say, 'I declare {today} to Yahweh your God that I have come into the land that Yahweh swore to our ancestors to give to us.'
Deuteronomy 26:17-19
Yahweh you [have] declared {today} to be for you as [your] God, and to go in his ways and to observe his rules and his commandments and his regulations and to listen to his voice.
Psalm 63:8
My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.
Song of Songs 3:4
{Scarcely had I passed} by them when I found him whom my {heart} loves. I held him and I would not let him go until I brought him to the house of my mother, into the bedroom chamber of she who conceived me.
Isaiah 44:5
This [one] will say, 'I belong to Yahweh!' And that [one] will be called by the name of Jacob, and another will write [on] his hand 'Yahweh's' and {take the name} of Israel."
Zechariah 10:5
And they will be like warriors, trampling in the mud of [the] streets in the battle. They will fight, because Yahweh [is] with them, and they will put to shame [the] riders on horses.
Luke 12:8-9
"And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before people, the Son of Man also will acknowledge him before the angels of God,
Romans 8:28-30
And we know that all [things] work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to [his] purpose,
Romans 9:23-24
And [he did so] in order that he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory,
Romans 10:9-10
that 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.
2 Corinthians 6:7
in the word of truth, in the power of God, with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and left hand,
2 Corinthians 9:13
Through the proven character of this service [they will] glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of [your] participation toward them and toward everyone,
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
For [although we] are living in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh,
Ephesians 6:10-18
Finally, become strong in the Lord and in the might of his strength.
Philippians 3:12-14
Not that I have already received [this], or [have] already been made perfect, but I press on if indeed I may lay hold of [that] for which also I was laid hold of by Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:12
exhorting and consoling you and insisting that you live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 5:8-9
But [because] we are of the day, we must be sober, [by] putting on the breastplate of faith and love and [as] a helmet the hope of salvation,
2 Thessalonians 2:14
for which [purpose] he called you through our gospel for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 1:9
who saved us and called [us] with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus {before time began},
2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith.
Hebrews 3:14
For we have become partners of Christ, if indeed we hold fast the beginning of [our] commitment steadfast until the end,
Hebrews 6:18
in order that through two unchangeable things, in which [it is] impossible for God to lie, we who have taken refuge may have powerful encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before [us],
Hebrews 13:23
Know [that] our brother Timothy has been released, with whom I will see you, if he comes quickly [enough].
1 Peter 3:9
not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the other hand blessing [others], because for this [reason] you were called, so that you could inherit a blessing.
1 John 2:25
And this is the promise which he himself promised us: eternal life.
Revelation 3:3
Therefore remember how you have received and heard, and observe [it], and repent. If therefore you are not on the alert, I will come like a thief, and you will never know [at] what hour I will come against you.