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1 Timothy 6:12

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἀγωνίζουagōnizoudo fightG75 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
καλὸνkalongoodG2570 →
ἀγῶναagōnafightG73 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
πίστεως,pisteōsfaith,G4102 →
ἐπιλαβοῦepilaboudo lay holdG1949 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
αἰωνίουaiōnioueternalG166 →
ζωῆςzōēslifeG2222 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
ἣνhēnwhichG3739 →
ἐκλήθηςeklēthēsyou were calledG2564 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ὡμολόγησαςhōmologēsasdid confessG3670 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
καλὴνkalēngoodG2570 →
ὁμολογίανhomologianconfessionG3671 →
ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeG1799 →
πολλῶνpollōnmanyG4183 →
μαρτύρων.¶marturōnwitnesses.G3144 →

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1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.1 Timothy 1:18Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,1 Corinthians 9:25–26Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.Ephesians 6:10–18Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.Philippians 3:12–14Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.Jude 1:3Beloved, although I made every effort to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt it necessary to write and urge you to contend earnestly for the faith entrusted once for all to the saints.1 Timothy 6:13I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.2 Timothy 2:2And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.1 Corinthians 9:25Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.1 John 2:25And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.Colossians 3:15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, for to this you were called as members of one body. And be thankful.2 Timothy 1:9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.2 Corinthians 10:3–5For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.1 Timothy 6:19treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

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