1 Timothy 6:12

New Century Version

Fight the good fight of faith, grabbing hold of the life that continues forever. You were called to have that life when you confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

Cross References

Psalm 63:8

I stay close to you; you support me with your right hand.

Proverbs 3:18

As a tree produces fruit, wisdom gives life to those who use it, and everyone who uses it will be happy.

Song of Solomon 3:4

As soon as I had left them, I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother’s house, to the room where I was born.

Isaiah 44:5

One person will say, ‘I belong to the Lord,’ and another will use the name Jacob. Another will sign his name ‘I am the Lord’s,’ and another will use the name Israel.”

Zechariah 10:5

Together they will be like soldiers marching to battle through muddy streets. The Lord is with them, so they will fight and defeat the horsemen.

2 Corinthians 6:7

by speaking the truth, and by God’s power. We use our right living to defend ourselves against everything.

2 Corinthians 9:13

It is a proof of your faith. Many people will praise God because you obey the Good News of Christ—the gospel you say you believe—and because you freely share with them and with all others.

Deuteronomy 26:3

Say to the priest on duty at that time, “Today I declare before the Lord your God that I have come into the land the Lord promised our ancestors that he would give us.”

Philippians 1:30

When I was with you, you saw the struggles I had, and you hear about the struggles I am having now. You yourselves are having the same kind of struggles.

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking, because you were all called together in one body to have peace. Always be thankful.

1 Thessalonians 2:12

We encouraged you, we urged you, and we insisted that you live good lives for God, who calls you to his glorious kingdom.

2 Thessalonians 2:14

God used the Good News that we preached to call you to be saved so you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 1:18

Timothy, my child, I am giving you a command that agrees with the prophecies that were given about you in the past. I tell you this so you can follow them and fight the good fight.

1 Timothy 1:19

Continue to have faith and do what you know is right. Some people have rejected this, and their faith has been shipwrecked.

1 Timothy 4:14

Use the gift you have, which was given to you through prophecy when the group of elders laid their hands on you.

1 Timothy 6:13

In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, I give you a command. Christ Jesus made the good confession when he stood before Pontius Pilate.

1 Timothy 6:19

By doing that, they will be saving a treasure for themselves as a strong foundation for the future. Then they will be able to have the life that is true life.

2 Timothy 1:9

saved us and made us his holy people. That was not because of anything we did ourselves but because of God’s purpose and grace. That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before time began,

2 Timothy 2:2

You should teach people whom you can trust the things you and many others have heard me say. Then they will be able to teach others.

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Hebrews 13:23

I want you to know that our brother Timothy has been let out of prison. If he arrives soon, we will both come to see you.

Hebrews 3:14

We all share in Christ if we keep till the end the sure faith we had in the beginning.

Hebrews 6:18

These two things cannot change: God cannot lie when he makes a promise, and he cannot lie when he makes an oath. These things encourage us who came to God for safety. They give us strength to hold on to the hope we have been given.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not do wrong to repay a wrong, and do not insult to repay an insult. But repay with a blessing, because you yourselves were called to do this so that you might receive a blessing.

1 Peter 5:10

And after you suffer for a short time, God, who gives all grace, will make everything right. He will make you strong and support you and keep you from falling. He called you to share in his glory in Christ, a glory that will continue forever.

1 John 2:25

And this is what the Son promised to us—life forever.

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, I wanted very much to write you about the salvation we all share. But I felt the need to write you about something else: I want to encourage you to fight hard for the faith that was given the holy people of God once and for all time.

Revelation 3:3

So do not forget what you have received and heard. Obey it, and change your hearts and lives. So you must wake up, or I will come like a thief, and you will not know when I will come to you.

Judges 3:2

(The only reason the Lord left those nations in the land was to teach the descendants of the Israelites who had not fought in those wars how to fight.)