Verse
1 Timothy 6:12 — Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto…
“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.”
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The verses around 1 Timothy 6:12.
10For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
14That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Verse explanation
Paul reminds Timothy of a public moment when he declared his faith before many witnesses — possibly his baptism or the moment he was commissioned for the ministry. The martial image of fighting “the good fight” adds to this reminder a tone of discipline and ongoing commitment, not a single, closed event.
From the 1 Timothy 6 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Timothy 6:12 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Milita a boa milicia da fé, lança mão da vida eterna, para a qual tambem foste chamado, tendo já feito boa confissão diante de muitas testemunhas.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Que lutes a boa luta da fé; agarra a vida eterna para a qual também foste chamado, e confessaste a boa confissão diante de muitas testemunhas.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pelea la buena batalla confiando en Dios. Aférrate completamente a la vida eterna a la cual fuiste llamado. Esto fue lo que prometiste hacer delante de muchos testigos.
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