1 Timothy 6:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
1 Timothy 6:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Timothy 6:1221 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Timothy 6:12
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life.” Lo, there is your reward, “whereunto you are also called, and hast professed a good profession,” in hope of eternal life, “before many witnesses.” That is, do not put that confidence to shame. Why do you labor to no profit? But what is the “temptation and snare,” which he says, those that would be rich fall into? It causes them to err from the faith, it involves them in dangers, it renders them less intrepid.…
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Yuki TanakaNote3mo agoFight the Good Fight of Faith
I'm a pastor to people struggling with doubt, and Paul's military language about fighting the good fight resonates. Faith isn't passive. It's not something that happens to you. It's something you acti...
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Sarah KoenigNote3mo agoFight the Good Fight
I played football through college and then life got soft. Comfortable job, comfortable life, comfortable faith. I realized I wasn't struggling with anything - which meant I wasn't growing either.
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