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2 Timothy 4:7 — I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept…
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:”
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The verses around 2 Timothy 4:7.
5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
9Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
Verse explanation
Paul brings together again the images of soldier and athlete he used in chapter 2, now as a final summary of his own life, written near his expected execution. It is a farewell, not a complaint — he describes his life as a task carried out to the end.
From the 2 Timothy 4 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Timothy 4:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Combati o bom combate, acabei a carreira, guardei a fé.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Lutei a boa luta, terminei a carreira, guardei a fé.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
He peleado la buena batalla, he terminado la carrera, y he mantenido mi fe en Dios.
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