2 Timothy 4:7

Paul's Charge To Timothy

⁶ For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. ⁷ I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: ⁸ finally there is a crown of righteousness laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in that day: not only to me, but to all those who with divine love, do love his appearing.

Kept the Faith

Acts 20:24

But I consider my life worthy of no consideration to myself, so as to finish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

1 Timothy 6:12

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.

1 Timothy 1:18

This charge I commit unto you, O child Timothy, according to the prophecies that went before on you, that you may war a beautiful warfare in the same;

Revelation 3:8

I know your works; behold, I have given before you an open door, which no one is able to shut: and you have a little power, and you have kept my word, and not denied my name.

Luke 8:15

And that which is in the good ground, are those whosoever hearing the word in a beautiful and good heart, retain it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Luke 11:28

And He said, Truly blessed are those hearing the word of God, and keeping it.

John 4:34

Jesus says to them, My food is that I may do the will of Him that sent me, and finish His work.

John 17:6

I have manifested thy name, to the men whom thou didst give me out of the world. They were thine, and thou didst give them to me; and they have kept thy word:

Acts 13:25

And when John fulfilled his course, he said, What do you consider me to be? I am not he: but, behold, there comes one after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose.

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Do you not know that those running in the stadium, indeed all run, and one receives the prize? So run, that you may receive it.

Philippians 3:13-14

Brethren, I do not consider that I have yet received it;

1 Timothy 6:20

O Timothy, stand guard over that which has been committed to you, avoiding unsanctified, empty talks and oppositions of knowledge falsely so called,

2 Timothy 1:14

stand guard over the beautiful deposit through the Holy Ghost who dwells in us.

Hebrews 12:1-2

Therefore let us indeed, having around us so great a cloud of witnesses, having laid aside every weight, and the sin that doth so easily beset us, run with patience the race which is set before us,

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept the word of my patience, and I will keep you from the hour of temptation, which is about to come upon the whole world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.