Modern Translations New International VersionTimothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well, New Living Translation Timothy, my son, here are my instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier. May they help you fight well in the Lord’s battles. English Standard Version This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, Berean Study Bible 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, New American Standard Bible This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, NASB 1995 This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, NASB 1977 This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may fight the good fight, Amplified Bible This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, so that [inspired and aided] by them you may fight the good fight [in contending with false teachers], Christian Standard Bible Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight, Holman Christian Standard Bible Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle, Contemporary English Version Timothy, my son, the instructions I am giving you are based on what some prophets once said about you. If you follow these instructions, you will fight like a good soldier. Good News Translation Timothy, my child, I entrust to you this command, which is in accordance with the words of prophecy spoken in the past about you. Use those words as weapons in order to fight well, GOD'S WORD® Translation Timothy, my child, I'm giving you this order about the prophecies that are still coming to you: Use these prophecies in faith and with a clear conscience to fight this noble war. International Standard Version Timothy, my child, I am instructing you in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following them you may continue to fight the good fight NET Bible I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement you may fight the good fight. Classic Translations King James BibleThis 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; New King James Version This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, King James 2000 Bible This charge I commit unto you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which were made concerning you, that you by them might war a good warfare; New Heart English Bible This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare; World English Bible This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare; American King James Version This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on you, that you by them might war a good warfare; American Standard Version 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; A Faithful Version This charge I am personally committing to you, my son Timothy, in accordance with the prophecies that were made long ago concerning you; in order that by them you yourself might wage a good war, Darby Bible Translation 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, English Revised Version This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare; Webster's Bible Translation This charge I commit to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mayest war a good warfare; Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587This commaundement commit I vnto thee, sonne Timotheus, according to the prophecies, which went before vpon thee, that thou by them shouldest fight a good fight, Bishops' Bible of 1568 This commaundement commit I vnto thee sonne Timotheus, accordyng to the prophesies which went before vpon thee, that thou in them shouldest fyght a good fyght: Coverdale Bible of 1535 This commaundement commytte I vnto the (my sonne Timotheus) acordinge to ye prophecies which in tyme past were prophecied of the, that thou in them shuldest fighte a good fighte, Tyndale Bible of 1526 This commaundement commit I vnto the sonne Timotheus accordynge to the prophisies which in tyme past were prophisied of the yt thou in them shuldest fyght a good fyght Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI commit to you this charge, child Timotheus, according to the prophecies that went before on you, that you may war in them the good warfare, Berean Literal Bible I commit to you this charge, Timothy, my child, according to the prophecies going before as to you, that by them you might wage the good warfare, Young's Literal Translation This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare, Smith's Literal Translation This proclamation I set before thee, child Timothy, according to the gifts of prophecy led before upon thee, that thou in them mightest war the good warfare; Literal Emphasis Translation This charge I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies being made previously upon you, so that you might war in them the good warfare, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThis precept I commend to thee, O son Timothy; according to the prophecies going before on thee, that thou war in them a good warfare, Catholic Public Domain Version This precept I commend to you, my son Timothy, in accord with the prophets who preceded you: that you serve among them like a soldier in a good war, Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishI commit this decree to you, my son, Timotheus, according to the former prophecies which were concerning you, that you may wage this excellent warfare by them, Lamsa Bible This charge I commit to you, my son Timo’the- us, in accordance with the prophecies given before about you, that you might fight a good fight; NT Translations Anderson New TestamentThis charge I commit to you, son Timothy, in accordance with the preceding prophecies concerning you, that by them you may war the good warfare, Godbey New Testament This charge I commit unto you, O child Timothy, according to the prophecies that went before on you, that you may war a beautiful warfare in the same; Haweis New Testament This commandment, son Timothy, I give thee, according to the prophecies which were before delivered concerning thee, that by them thou mightest war a good warfare; Mace New Testament This charge, my son Timothy, I recommend to you, agreeably to the prophetic gifts heretofore conferr'd on you, by virtue of which you might carry on a successful warfare, Weymouth New Testament This is the charge which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, in accordance with the inspired instructions concerning you which were given me long ago, that being equipped with them as your armour you may be continually fighting the good fight, Worrell New Testament This charge I commit to you, child Timothy, according to the prophecies going before in respect to you, that you may war with these the noble warfare; Worsley New Testament This charge I commit to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which before came on thee, that by them thou mightest war a good warfare,     |