1 Timothy 6:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”
1 Timothy 6:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Timothy 6:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Timothy 6:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.”
1 Timothy 6:12 — World English Bible
1 Timothy 6:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.”
1 Timothy 6:12 — American Standard Version
1 Timothy 6:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.”
1 Timothy 6:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Timothy 6:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.”
1 Timothy 6:12 — Darby Translation
1 Timothy 6:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Fight the good fight of faith: lay holde of eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.”
1 Timothy 6:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Timothy 6:12 in Context — 1 Timothy 6
10 Car l’amour de l’argent est une racine de tous les maux; et quelques-uns, en étant possédés, se sont égarés loin de la foi, et se sont jetés eux-mêmes dans bien des tourments.
11 Pour toi, homme de Dieu, fuis ces choses, et recherche la justice, la piété, la foi, la charité, la patience, la douceur.
12 Combats le bon combat de la foi, saisis la vie éternelle, à laquelle tu as été appelé, et pour laquelle tu as fait une belle confession en présence d’un grand nombre de témoins.
13 Je te recommande, devant Dieu qui donne la vie à toutes choses, et devant Jésus-Christ, qui fit une belle confession devant Ponce Pilate, de garder le commandement,
14 et de vivre sans tache, sans reproche, jusqu’à l’apparition de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ,
What Does 1 Timothy 6:12 Mean?
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