2 Timothy 4:7

Paul's Charge To Timothy

⁶ For, I, already, am being poured out as a drink-offering, and, the season of my release, is at hand, - ⁷ The noble contest, have I contested, the race, have I finished, the faith, have I kept: ⁸ Henceforth, lieth by for me - the crown, of righteousness, which the Lord will render unto me in that, day, - The righteous judge, - Ye, not alone unto me, but unto all them also who have loved his forthshining.

Kept the Faith

Acts 20:24

But, for no cause whatever, am I making my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full witness as to the good news of the favour of God.

1 Timothy 6:12

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.

1 Timothy 1:18

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.

Revelation 3:8

I know thy works, - lo! I have set before thee an open door, as to which, no one, can shut it, - that thou hast, a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

Proverbs 23:23

Truth, buy thou, but do not sell, wisdom, and correction, and understanding.

Luke 8:15

But, that in the good ground, these, are they who, indeed, in a noble and good heart having heard the word, hold fast, and bear fruit with endurance.

Luke 11:28

But, he, said - Yea rather! - Happy they who hear the word of God, and observe it!

John 4:34

Jesus saith unto them - My food, is, that I should do the will of him that sent me, and complete, his work.

John 17:6

I manifested thy name, unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: Thine, they were, and, to me, thou gavest them, and, thy word, have they kept:

Acts 13:25

And, as John was fulfilling his course, he was saying - Whom are ye supposing that I am? I, am not he! But lo! there cometh, after me, one of whom I am not worthy, the sandals of his feet, to loosen.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Know ye not that, they who, in a racecourse, run, all, indeed, run, - but, one, receiveth the prize? So, be running, that ye may lay hold.

Philippians 3:13-14

Brethren! I, as to myself, reckon that I have, not yet, laid hold; one thing, however, - the things behind, forgetting, and, unto the things before, eagerly reaching out,

1 Timothy 6:20

O Timothy! that which hath been entrusted, do thou guard, avoiding the profane pratings and oppositions of falsely named knowledge, -

2 Timothy 1:14

The noble thing entrusted to thee , do thou guard, through means of the Holy Spirit which dwelleth within us.

Hebrews 12:1-2

Therefore, indeed, seeing that, we also, have encircling us, so great a cloud of witnesses, stripping off every incumbrance and the easily entangling sin, with endurance, let us be running, the race that is lying before us,

Revelation 3:10

Because thou didst keep my word of endurance, I also, will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.