1 Timothy 6:12
ContextNET © | Compete well 1 for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession 2 for 3 in the presence of many witnesses. |
NIV © | Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. |
NASB © | Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. |
NLT © | Fight the good fight for what we believe. Hold tightly to the eternal life that God has given you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses. |
MSG © | Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses. |
BBE © | 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. |
NRSV © | Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. |
NKJV © | Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. |
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NET © | Compete well 1 for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession 2 for 3 in the presence of many witnesses. |
NET © Notes |
1 tn This phrase literally means “compete in the good competition of the faith,” using words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.” 2 sn At some point in Timothy’s life, he publicly acknowledged Jesus as the resurrected Lord, perhaps either at his baptism or his ordination as a minister of the gospel. With this reminder of the historical moment of his good confession, Timothy is encouraged to remain steadfast in his faith and to finish his life as a minister in the same way it began (see G. W. Knight, Pastoral Epistles [NIGTC], 264-65). 3 tn Grk “confessed the good confession.” |