2 Timothy 4:7

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

2 Timothy 4:11

4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ²  to me in ministry. ³ 

[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.”

[4:11]  ² tn Grk “useful.”

[4:11]  ³ tn Or “in serving me.”