1 Timothy 6:12 NIV

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3-16

Trouble-makers and God’s servant (6:3-16)The teaching of the false teachers differs from that of Christ, and their conduct likewise differs. Their kind of teaching arises out of pride and creates argument, which in turn leads to suspicious thoughts and insulting talk about others. Paul knows that their real reason for setting themselves up as Christian teachers is to become rich (3-5).Christianity does make a person rich, but not in the way the false teachers think. Christians are rich when... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 6:12

Fight. Greek. agonizomai . See Luke 13:24 . fight. Greek. agon . See Philippians 1:30 . Figure of speech Paronomasia . App-6 . eternal . App-151 . life . App-170 . whereunto = unto ( App-104 .) which. hast. Omit. professed = confessed. Greek. homologeo . Occurs twenty-three times; seventeen times "confess", three times "profess" make confession", "promise", "give thanks", once each. a = the. profession = confession. Greek. homologia . See 2 Corinthians 9:13 . Figure of speech ... read more

James Burton Coffman

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

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

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

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

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Timothy 6:12

6:12 faith. (f-8) Or 'combat of the faith.' hold (g-10) As 'seize,' Acts 16:19 ; 'caught hold,' Matthew 14:31 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:1-21

Concerning Servants, the Rich, and Corrupt Teachers1, 2. The eighth charge to Timothy, as to bondservants or slaves. We have here an indication of the way in which Christianity abolished slavery—not by denouncing it, but by implanting the idea of Christian brotherhood, which was incompatible with it: see Intro, to Philemon. If a Christian were the slave of an unbeliever, his submissiveness was to be such as to earn credit for his profession. If he had a Christian master, he was to be the more... read more

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:3-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Timothy 6:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:12

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

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

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

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 1 Timothy 6:12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Timothy 6:1-21

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