1 Timothy 4:12

4:12 Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, ¹  and purity.

1 Timothy 5:24

5:24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later. ² 

1 Timothy 6:12

6:12 Compete well ³  for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession ⁴  for ⁵  in the presence of many witnesses.

[4:12]  ¹ tn Or “faith.”

[5:24]  ² tn Grk “they [the sins] follow after others.”

[6:12]  ³ tn This phrase literally means “compete in the good competition of the faith,” using words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”

[6:12]  ⁴ sn At some point in Timothy’s life, he publicly acknowledged Jesus as the resurrected Lord, perhaps either at his baptism or his ordination as a minister of the gospel. With this reminder of the historical moment of his good confession, Timothy is encouraged to remain steadfast in his faith and to finish his life as a minister in the same way it began (see G. W. Knight, Pastoral Epistles [NIGTC], 264-65).

[6:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “confessed the good confession.”