디모데전서 6:12-13 KRV

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:12

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.The military metaphor was a favorite of Paul's; putting on the whole armor of God, enduring hardness as a good soldier, and many other references are made to it in his epistles.Lay hold on the life eternal ... But was not Timothy already saved? Indeed he was, but the New Testament makes it starkly clear that fidelity on the part of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:13

I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;I charge thee in the sight of God ... This is the way Paul began a number of his numerous "charges" to Timothy. The word "charge" carries with it the meaning of an official order, one to be carried out at any cost.Who before Pilate witnessed the good confession ... Some of the critical writers made a big to-do over what they call contradictions in the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 6:12

1 Timothy 6:12. Fight the good fight of faith,— Strive generously for the faith; lay hold upon Christ, lay hold upon God, lay hold on eternal life, &c. St. Paul, Heb 13:23 says, that Timothy was set at liberty; whence we may conclude, that he had been put in prison on account of the faith, and, on that occasion, made the profession spoken of in this verse;—and the rather, because the profession of Christ before Pilate is mentioned in the following verse. Doddridge reads, Maintain the good... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 6:13

1 Timothy 6:13. Who quickeneth all things,— This seems a very suitable though oblique intimation, that should Timothy, after the example of his great Lord, sacrifice his life to the glory of God and the honour of his sacred profession, God, who raised up Christ from the dead, was equally able to raise him; and this is most fully expressed and urged, 2 Timothy 2:8-11. The next clause refers to John 18:37. Christ's confession before the Jewish high-priest, when interrogated upon oath, was rather... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:12

12. Fight the good fight—BIRKS thinks this Epistle was written from Corinth, where contests in the national games recurred at stated seasons, which will account for the allusion here as in :-. Contrast "strifes of words" ( :-). Compare 1 Timothy 1:18; 2 Timothy 4:7. The "good profession" is connected with the good fight (2 Timothy 4:7- :). lay hold on eternal life—the crown, or garland, the prize of victory, laid hold of by the winner in the "good fight" (2 Timothy 4:7; 2 Timothy 4:8;... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:13

13. quickeneth all things—that is, "maketh alive." But the oldest manuscripts read, "preserveth alive"; as the same Greek means in :-; compare Nehemiah 9:6. He urges Timothy to faithfulness here by the present manifestation of God's power in preserving all things, as in Nehemiah 9:6- :, by the future manifestation of God's power at the appearing of Christ. The assurance that "eternal life," Nehemiah 9:6- :, will be the result of "fighting the good fight," rests on the fulness and power of Him... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:1-19

V. INSTRUCTIONS FOR GROUPS WITHIN THE CHURCH 6:1-19In the last major section of this letter Paul called on Timothy to instruct the members of various groups within the church concerning their Christian duty. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:11-16

C. Those committed to Christ 6:11-16Paul continued the emphasis he began in the previous section (1 Timothy 6:3-10) by appealing to Timothy to pursue spiritual rather than physical goals in his life. He seems to have intended his instructions for all the faithful Ephesian Christians in view of what he just said in 1 Timothy 6:3 through 10. He addressed them to Timothy personally since he, as a leader of the church, had the greatest responsibility to set the example for the rest. Paul called on... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:12

Our enemy opposes the Christian’s pursuit of godly ideals. Paul therefore urged his younger friend to plunge into this conflict. The goal is worth fighting for, and it requires fighting for. In so doing Timothy could obtain the reward that God wants to bestow on every believer: the fullness of eternal life (cf. John 10:10). Some Christians have eternal life but never really lay hold of it. Similarly some people who are alive physically never really enter into the fullness of life because they... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:13-14

Here is Paul’s strongest exhortation to Timothy in this letter. He wanted him to keep God’s commandment without shameful inconsistencies or behavior that could elicit justifiable criticism. God’s commandment here probably refers to the gospel viewed as a rule of life. [Note: Knight, The Pastoral . . ., p. 266.] Paul reminded Timothy that God, who gives life to all things and who therefore could and would give Timothy fullness of life, was observing him. He reminded him that he lived under the... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 6:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Timothy 6:13

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Timothy 6:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:1-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:11-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Timothy 6:13-14

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