Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. New Living Translation I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. English Standard Version I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Berean Standard Bible I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Berean Literal Bible I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. King James Bible I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: New King James Version I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. New American Standard Bible I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; NASB 1995 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; NASB 1977 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; Legacy Standard Bible I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. Amplified Bible I have fought the good and worthy and noble fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith [firmly guarding the gospel against error]. Christian Standard Bible I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Holman Christian Standard Bible I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. American Standard Version I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: Aramaic Bible in Plain English I have fought an excellent fight; I have finished my race and I have kept my faith. Contemporary English Version I have fought well. I have finished the race, and I have been faithful. Douay-Rheims Bible I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. English Revised Version I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: GOD'S WORD® Translation I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith. Good News Translation I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith. International Standard Version I have fought the good fight. I have completed the race. I have kept the faith. Literal Standard Version I have striven the good strife, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith; Majority Standard Bible I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. New American Bible I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. NET Bible I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith! New Revised Standard Version I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. New Heart English Bible I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. Webster's Bible Translation I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Weymouth New Testament I have gone through the glorious contest; I have run the race; I have guarded the faith. World English Bible I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith. Young's Literal Translation the good strife I have striven, the course I have finished, the faith I have kept, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Preach the Word…6For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8From 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.… Cross References 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. 1 Corinthians 9:24 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. 1 Corinthians 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. 1 Corinthians 9:26 Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. Galatians 2:2 I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain. Philippians 1:30 since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. 1 Timothy 1:18 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, Treasury of Scripture I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: have thought. 1 Timothy 6:12 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. I have finished. John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Acts 13:25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. I have kept. 2 Timothy 1:14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Luke 8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. Jump to Previous Combat Contest Course End Faith Fight Finished Fought Glorious Good Guarded Journey Kept Race Run Strife StrivenJump to Next Combat Contest Course End Faith Fight Finished Fought Glorious Good Guarded Journey Kept Race Run Strife Striven2 Timothy 4 1. He exhorts him to preach the Word with all care and diligence;6. certifies him of the nearness of his death; 9. wills him to come speedily unto him, and to bring Marcus with him; 14. warns him to beware of Alexander the metalworker. 16. informs him what had befallen him at his first answering; 19. and soon after he concludes. (7) I have fought a good fight.--More accurately, more forcibly rendered, the good fight. St. Paul changes the metaphor, and adopts his old favourite one, so familiar to all Gentile readers, of the athlete contending in the games. First, he speaks generally of the combatant, the charioteer, and the runner. "I have fought the good fight," leaving it undetermined what description of strife or contest was referred to. The tense of the Greek verb--the perfect--"I have fought," is remarkable. The struggle had been bravely sustained in the past, and was now being equally bravely sustained to the end. His claim to the crown (2Timothy 4:8) was established. I have finished my course.--Or "race," for here the image of the stadium, the Olympic race-course, was occupying the Apostle's thoughts. Again the perfect is used: "I have finished my course." How, asks, Chrysostom, "had he finished his course?" and answers rather rhetorically by replying that he had made the circuit of the world. The question is better answered in St. Paul's own words (Acts 20:24), where he explains "his course," which he would finish with joy, as the ministry which he had received of the Lord Jesus. I have kept the faith.--Here, again, the metaphor is changed, and St. Paul looks back on his lived life as on one long, painful struggle to guard the treasure of the Catholic faith inviolate and untarnished (see 1Timothy 6:20). And now the struggle was over, and he handed on the sacred deposit, safe. It is well to compare this passage with the words of the same Apostle in the Epistle to the Philippians (2Timothy 3:12, and following verses). The same metaphors were in the Apostle's mind on both occasions; but in the first instance (in the Philippian Epistle) they were used by the anxious, care worn servant of the Lord, hoping and, at the same time, fearing what the future had in store for him and his Church; in the second (in the Epistle to Timothy) they were the expression of the triumphant conviction of the dying follower of Christ, who had so followed his loved Master in life, that he now shrank not from following the same Master in death. Verse 7. - The for a, A.V.; the for my, A.V. I have fought the good fight; as 1 Timothy 6:12 (τὸν ἀγῶνα τὸν καλόν), meaning that, however honourable the contests of the games were deemed, the Christian contest was far more honourable than them all. The word "fight" does not adequately express by agora, which embraces all kinds of contests - chariot race, foot race, wrestling, etc. "I have played out the honourable game" would give the sense, though inelegantly. The course (τὸν δρόμον); Acts 13:25; Acts 20:24. The runner in the race had a definite δρόμος, or course to run, marked out for him. St. Paul's life was that course, and he knew that he had run it out. I have kept the faith. St. Paul here quits metaphor and explains the foregoing figures. Through his long eventful course, in spite of all difficulties, conflicts, dangers, and temptations, he had kept the faith of Jesus Christ committed to him, inviolable, unadulterated, whole, and complete. He had not shrunk from confessing it when death stared him in the face; he had not corrupted it to meet the views of Jews or Gentiles; with courage and resolution and perseverance he had kept it to the end. Oh! let Timothy do the same.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek I have foughtἠγώνισμαι (ēgōnismai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular Strong's 75: From agon; to struggle, literally, figuratively, or genitive case. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. good καλὸν (kalon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous. fight, ἀγῶνα (agōna) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 73: From ago; properly, a place of assembly, i.e. a contest; figuratively, an effort or anxiety. I have finished τετέλεκα (teteleka) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 5055: (a) I end, finish, (b) I fulfill, accomplish, (c) I pay. From telos; to end, i.e. Complete, execute, conclude, discharge. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. race, δρόμον (dromon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1408: A running, course, career, race. From the alternate of trecho; a race, i.e. career. I have kept τετήρηκα (tetērēka) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 5083: From teros; to guard, i.e. To note; by implication, to detain; by extension, to withhold; by extension, to withhold. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. faith. πίστιν (pistin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. Links 2 Timothy 4:7 NIV2 Timothy 4:7 NLT 2 Timothy 4:7 ESV 2 Timothy 4:7 NASB 2 Timothy 4:7 KJV 2 Timothy 4:7 BibleApps.com 2 Timothy 4:7 Biblia Paralela 2 Timothy 4:7 Chinese Bible 2 Timothy 4:7 French Bible 2 Timothy 4:7 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight (2 Tim. 2Ti iiTi ii Tim) |
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