What 1 Timothy 6:12 Means
1 Timothy 6:12
“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 (KJV)
What 1 Timothy 6:12 means
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life. Faith is described as something worth fighting for, a good fight, not a passive drift. There will be days it feels like combat to keep believing, and on those days this verse calls you to hold your ground and take firm hold of the life Christ has promised.
1 Timothy 6:12 in different translations
King James Version (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.
World English Bible (WEB)Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
American Standard Version (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.
1 Timothy 6:12 in context
11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. 13I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
A prayer
Father, thank You for 1 Timothy 6:12. Let this word be more than ink to me; write it on my heart, and help me to believe it and live it today. In Jesus' name, amen.
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