Finishing Well

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it? — read the full passage →

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

Ye were running well; who hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising shame, and hath sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. — read the full passage →

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

Cast not away therefore your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward.

That good thing which was committed unto thee guard through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Behold, I am Jehovah, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?

Now there went with him great multitudes: and he turned, and said unto them, — read the full passage →

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.

For whom he foreknew, he also foreordained to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop fatness.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

For consider him that hath endured such gainsaying of sinners against himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting in your souls.

O Timothy, guard that which is committed unto thee, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the knowledge which is falsely so called;

For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day.

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain. — read the full passage →

And Jesus looking upon them said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.

And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth part of a hin for the one lamb: in the holy place shalt thou pour out a drink-offering of strong drink unto Jehovah.

Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

I manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them to me; and they have kept thy word.

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

And I went up by revelation; and I laid before them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles but privately before them who were of repute, lest by any means I should be running, or had run, in vain.

I therefore so run, as not uncertainly; so fight I, as not beating the air:

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the scriptures daily, whether these things were so.

Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

only, whereunto we have attained, by that same rule let us walk.

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.

Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, becoming conformed unto his death;

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

And now, behold, Jehovah hath kept me alive, as he spake, these forty and five years, from the time that Jehovah spake this word unto Moses, while Israel walked in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. — read the full passage →

For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. — read the full passage →

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine showing uncorruptness, gravity, — read the full passage →

I chargetheein the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: — read the full passage →

No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God afore prepared that we should walk in them.

And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

And they stoned Stephen, calling upon the Lord, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. — read the full passage →

And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. — read the full passage →

For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, — read the full passage →

And he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all the things that are written through the prophets shall be accomplished unto the Son of man.

Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? — read the full passage →

But he that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved.

And now, my little children, abide in him; that, if he shall be manifested, we may have boldness, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

and without faith it is impossible to be well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek after him.

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

For a righteous man falleth seven times, and riseth up again; But the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth: — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →

Forit isaswhena man, going into another country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

For we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

that thou keep the commandment, without spot, without reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: