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2 Timothy 4:7

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5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.

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

8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.

9 Make every effort to come to me quickly,

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BSB
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
KJV
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
WEB
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
ASV
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:
DARBY
I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
BLB
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.
ÅB
Jeg har stridt den gode strid, fullendt løpet, bevart troen.
OTB
Jeg har stridd den gode strid, jeg har fullendt løpet, jeg har bevart troen;
B1930
Jeg har stridt den gode strid, fullendt løpet, bevart troen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 6:12

    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.

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  • 1 Corinthians 9:24–27

    Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.

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  • Hebrews 12:1–2

    Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.

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  • Acts 20:24

    But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.

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  • Philippians 3:13–14

    Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

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  • John 4:34

    Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.

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  • Revelation 3:8

    I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.

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  • Luke 8:15

    But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

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