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1 Timothy 6:12

NETBible	Compete well¹ for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession² for³ in the presence of many witnesses.
NIV © biblegateway 1Ti 6:12	Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
NASB © biblegateway 1Ti 6:12	Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
NLT © biblegateway 1Ti 6:12	Fight the good fight for what we believe. Hold tightly to the eternal life that God has given you, which you have confessed so well before many witnesses.
MSG © biblegateway 1Ti 6:12	Run hard and fast in the faith. Seize the eternal life, the life you were called to, the life you so fervently embraced in the presence of so many witnesses.
BBE © SABDAweb 1Ti 6:12	Be fighting the good fight of the faith; take for yourself the life eternal, for which you were marked out, and of which you gave witness in the eyes of all.
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Ti 6:12	Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
NKJV © biblegateway 1Ti 6:12	Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
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KJV	Fight <75> (5737) the good <2570> fight <73> of faith <4102>_, lay hold on <1949> (5634) eternal <166> life <2222>_, whereunto <1519> <3739> thou art <2564> (0) also <2532> called <2564> (5681)_, and <2532> hast professed <3670> (5656) a good <2570> profession <3671> before <1799> many <4183> witnesses <3144>_.
NASB © biblegateway 1Ti 6:12	Fight <75> the good <2570> fight <73> of faith <4102> ; take <1949> hold <1949> of the eternal <166> life <2222> to which <3739> you were called <2564> , and you made <3670> the good <2570> confession <3671> in the presence <1799> of many <4183> witnesses <3144> .
NET [draft] ITL	Compete <75> <73> well <2570> for the faith <4102> and lay hold <1949> of that eternal <166> life <2222> you were called for <2564> and <2532> made <3670> your good <2570> confession <3671> for <3670> in the presence of <1799> many <4183> witnesses <3144> .
GREEK	agwnizou kalon agwna thv pistewv epilabou aiwniou zwhv eiv hn eklhyhv wmologhsav kalhn omologian enwpion pollwn marturwn

NETBible

Compete well¹ for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession² for³ in the presence of many witnesses.

NET Notes

¹tn 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.”

²sn 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).

³tn Grk “confessed the good confession.”