1 Timothy 1:18 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁸ Timothy, you are \{like\} a son to me. I am giving you a command. This command agrees with the prophecies {\cf2\super [5]} that were told about you in the past. I tell you these things so that you can remember those prophecies and fight the good fight \{of faith\}.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ This charge and admonition I commit in trust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with prophetic intimations which I formerly received concerning you, so that inspired and aided by them you may wage the good warfare,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Timothy, my child, I’m giving you these instructions based on the prophecies that were once made about you. So if you follow them, you can wage a good war

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ This precept I commend to you, my son Timothy, in accord with the prophets who preceded you: that you serve among them like a soldier in a good war,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ This precept I commend to thee, O son Timothy; according to the prophecies going before on thee, that thou war in them a good warfare,

1 Timothy 1:18 Tagairtí Cros

Acts 16:1

Paul went to the cities of Derbe and Lystra. A follower \{of Christ\} named Timothy was there. Timothy’s mother was a Jewish believer. His father was a Greek (not a Jew).

1 Corinthians 4:17

That is why I am sending Timothy to you. He is my son in the Lord. I love Timothy, and he is faithful. He will help you remember the way I live in Christ Jesus. That way of life is what I teach in all the churches everywhere.

1 Corinthians 9:7

No soldier ever serves in the army and pays his own salary. No person ever plants a garden of grapes without eating some of the grapes himself. No person takes care of a flock of sheep without drinking some of the milk himself.

Philippians 2:22

You know the kind of person Timothy is. You know that he has served with me in telling the Good News {\cf2\super [14]} like a son serves his father.

1 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy. You are \{like\} a true son to me because you believe.

1 Timothy 1:5

The goal of this command is for people to have love. To have this love people must have a pure heart, they must do what they know is right, and they must have true faith.

1 Timothy 4:14

Remember to use the gift that you have. That gift was given to you through a prophecy {\cf2\super [19]} when the group of elders {\cf2\super [20]} put their hands on {\cf2\super [21]} you.

1 Timothy 4:4

Everything that God made is good. Nothing that God made should be refused if it is accepted with thanks to God.

1 Timothy 6:20

Timothy, God has trusted you with many things. Keep those things safe. Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God. Stay away from people who argue against \{the truth\}. Those people use something they call “knowledge”—but it is really not knowledge.

2 Timothy 1:2

To Timothy. You are \{like\} a dear son to me. Grace (kindness), mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 4:7

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

Titus 1:4

To Titus. You are \{like\} a true son to me in the faith we share together.