1 Timothy 6:12

Modern English Version

Fight the good fight of faith. Lay hold on eternal life, to which you are called and have made a good confession before many witnesses.

Cross References

Psalm 63:8

My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; blessed are those who retain her.

Song of Solomon 3:4

I had just left them when I found him whom my soul loves. I held him and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house, and into the room of her who conceived me.

Isaiah 44:5

One will say, “I am the Lord’s”; another will call himself by the name of Jacob; and another will write on his hand, “Belonging to the Lord,” and name himself by the name of Israel.

Zechariah 10:5

And they will be as mighty men, who trample down in the muddy streets in battle. They will fight because the Lord is with them, and He will put to shame those riding on horses.

2 Corinthians 6:7

by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

2 Corinthians 9:13

Meanwhile, through the performance of this ministry, they glorify God for the profession of your faith in the gospel of Christ and for your liberal sharing with them and with all others.

Deuteronomy 26:3

You shall go to the priest in office at that time and say to him, “I profess this day to the Lord your God that I have come into the land which the Lord promised to our fathers to give us.”

Philippians 1:30

having the same conflict which you saw in me and now hear is in me.

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of God, to which also you are called in one body, rule in your hearts. And be thankful.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

that you would walk in a manner worthy of God, who has called you to His kingdom and glory.

2 Thessalonians 2:14

To this He called you by our gospel, to obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 1:18

This command I commit to you, my son Timothy, according to the prophecies that were previously given to you, that by them you might fight a good fight,

1 Timothy 1:19

keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the elders.

1 Timothy 6:13

I command you, in the sight of God, who gives life to all things, and in the sight of Christ Jesus, who testified a good confession before Pontius Pilate,

1 Timothy 6:19

and laying up in store for themselves a good foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of eternal life.

2 Timothy 1:9

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not by our works, but by His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

2 Timothy 2:2

Share the things that you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses with faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, and I have kept the faith.

Hebrews 13:23

Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes soon.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence firmly to the end,

Hebrews 6:18

So that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil for evil, or curse for curse, but on the contrary, bless, knowing that to this you are called, so that you may receive a blessing.

1 Peter 5:10

But after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called us to His eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will restore, support, strengthen, and establish you.

1 John 2:25

And this is the promise that He has promised us—eternal life.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, while I diligently tried to write to you of the salvation we have in common, I found it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.

Revelation 3:3

Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

Judges 3:2

(so that later generations of the Israelites who did not know war before might know it, to teach them how to fight):