1 Timothy 6:13

¹¹ But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

¹² 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.

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

¹⁴ Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁵ which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

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: I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
KJV: I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;
WEB: I command you before God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,
ASV: I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;
DARBY: I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession,
BLB: I charge you before God, the One giving life to all things, and Christ Jesus, the One having testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

ÅB: Jeg befaler deg for Gud, som gir alle ting liv, og for Kristus Jesus, som vitnet for Pontius Pilatus den gode bekjennelse,
OTB: Jeg pålegger deg i nærvær av Gud, som gir liv til alle ting, og av Kristus Jesus, som avla den gode bekjennelsen for Pontius Pilatus,
B1930: Jeg byder dig for Gud, som gir alle ting liv, og for Kristus Jesus, som vidnet for Pontius Pilatus den gode bekjennelse,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 18:36–37
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
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Matthew 27:11
Meanwhile Jesus stood before the governor, who questioned Him: “Are You the King of the Jews?” “You have said so,” Jesus replied.
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1 Timothy 5:21
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
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Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
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John 5:21
For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
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Revelation 3:14
To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.
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Revelation 22:1
Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
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1 Samuel 2:6
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
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