2 Timothy 4:7

4:7 I have competed well; ¹  I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

2 Timothy 4:17-18

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ²  would be fully proclaimed ³  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth! 4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ⁴  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ⁵  be glory for ever and ever! ⁶  Amen.

[4:7]  ¹ sn The expression I have competed well (Grk “I have competed the good competition”) uses 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.”

[4:17]  ² tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ³ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

[4:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “to whom.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:18]  ⁶ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.