Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

1 Timothy 6:12

Context
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.

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.


KJV
Fight
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the good
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fight
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of faith
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lay hold on
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eternal
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life
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whereunto
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thou art
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also
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called
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and
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hast professed
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a good
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profession
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before
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many
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witnesses
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NASB ©
Fight
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the good
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fight
<73>
of faith
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; take
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hold
<1949>
of the eternal
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life
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to which
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you were called
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, and you made
<3670>
the good
<2570>
confession
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in the presence
<1799>
of many
<4183>
witnesses
<3144>
.
GREEK
agwnizou
<75> (5737)
V-PNM-2S
ton
<3588>
T-ASM
kalon
<2570>
A-ASM
agwna
<73>
N-ASM
thv
<3588>
T-GSF
pistewv
<4102>
N-GSF
epilabou
<1949> (5634)
V-2ADM-2S
thv
<3588>
T-GSF
aiwniou
<166>
A-GSF
zwhv
<2222>
N-GSF
eiv
<1519>
PREP
hn
<3739>
R-ASF
eklhyhv
<2564> (5681)
V-API-2S
kai
<2532>
CONJ
wmologhsav
<3670> (5656)
V-AAI-2S
thn
<3588>
T-ASF
kalhn
<2570>
A-ASF
omologian
<3671>
N-ASF
enwpion
<1799>
ADV
pollwn
<4183>
A-GPM
marturwn
<3144>
N-GPM
NET © [draft] ITL
Compete
<75>

<73>
well
<2570>
for the faith
<4102>
and lay hold
<1949>
of that eternal
<166>
life
<2222>
you were called for
<2564>
and
<2532>
made
<3670>
your good
<2570>
confession
<3671>
for
<3670>
in the presence of
<1799>
many
<4183>
witnesses
<3144>
.
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

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.”

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).

tn Grk “confessed the good confession.”



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