1 Timothy 6:12
1 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 6
“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.”1 Timothy 6:12
What Does 1 Timothy 6:12 Mean?
1 Timothy 6:12 is found in the book of 1 Timothy, chapter 6, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Eternal Life.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Timothy 6:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Timothy 4:7“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:”1 Peter 5:10“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”1 Corinthians 16:13“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”1 Timothy 1:18“This 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;”1 Corinthians 9:25“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.”Ephesians 6:10“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”Philippians 3:12“Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.”Jude 1:3“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.”1 Timothy 6:13“I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession;”2 Timothy 2:2“And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.”1 John 2:25“And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.”Revelation 3:3“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”2 Corinthians 10:3“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:”Colossians 3:15“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”2 Timothy 1:9“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,”Hebrews 6:18“That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:”1 Timothy 6:19“Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”Zechariah 10:5“And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.”Romans 8:28“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”Romans 10:9“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
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