1 Timothy 1:18
16 But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
17 Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
- ASV
- 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;
- DARBY
- This charge, [my] child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,
- BLB
- I commit to you this charge, Timothy [my] child, according to the prophecies upon you going before, so that by them you may wage the good warfare,
- ÅB
- Dette bud overgir jeg deg, min sønn Timoteus, etter de tidligere profetiske ord om deg, for at du ved dem skal stride den gode strid,
- OTB
- Denne befaling betror jeg deg, Timoteus, min sønn, i samsvar med de profetier som tidligere ble gjort om deg, at du ved dem kan kjempe den gode strid,
- B1930
- Dette bud overgir jeg dig, min sønn Timoteus, efter de tidligere profetiske ord om dig, forat du ved dem skal stride den gode strid,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 4:14
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:1–3
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
Read in context1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
Read in context2 Timothy 2:1–5
You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Read in context2 Corinthians 10:3–4
For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:12–14
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:22
But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
Read in contextEphesians 6:12–18
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
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