1 Timothy

1 Timothy 6:12

¹²Fight 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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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fight	ἀγωνίζου	agōnizou	Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G75 I strive, contend
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
good	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
fight	ἀγῶνα	agōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G73 a contest
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
faith	πίστεως	pisteōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4102 faith, belief, trust
Take hold	ἐπιλαβοῦ	epilabou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular	G1949 I seize, take hold of
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
eternal	αἰωνίου	aiōniou	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G166 eternal, unending
life	ζωῆς	zōēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2222 life
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
which	ἣν	hēn	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you were called	ἐκλήθης	eklēthēs	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
good	καλὴν	kalēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
confession	ὁμολογίαν	homologian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3671 a profession, confession
before	ἐνώπιον	enōpion	Preposition	G1799 before the face of, in the presence of
many	πολλῶν	pollōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
witnesses	μαρτύρων	martyrōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3144 a witness

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Peter 5:10 · 1 Timothy 1:18 · 1 Corinthians 9:25–26 · 2 Timothy 4:7 · Ephesians 6:10–18 · Philippians 3:12–14 · Revelation 3:3 · 1 Timothy 6:13 · 2 Corinthians 10:3–5 · 1 John 2:25 · Hebrews 6:18 · 2 Timothy 1:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.