“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:”
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. — Paul's retrospective affirmation of apostolic completion: agōn (contest) waged well, dromos (race) finished, pistis (faith) maintained. Life's trajectory reaches its appointed end.
Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 4:7
Often, when I have taken the Apostle into my hands, and have considered this passage, I have been at a loss to understand why Paul here speaks so loftily: “I have fought the good fight.” But now by the grace of God I seem to have found it out. For what purpose then does he speak thus? He is desirous to console the despondency of his disciple, and therefore bids him be of good cheer, since he was going to his crown, having finished all his work, and obtained a glorious end.…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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