1 Timothy 6:12
New Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
לָחַם
lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
אֵמוּן
ʼêmûwn
established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
חָזַק
châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra...
קֶדֶם
qedem
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
τίς
tís
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
עֵד
ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Key Terms in This Verse
τίς tís
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Study G5101 →קֶדֶם qedem
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
Study H6924 →עֵד ʻêd
concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
Study H5707 →לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →לָחַם lâcham
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
Study H3898 →חָזַק châzaq
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
Study H2388 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →אֵמוּן ʼêmûwn
established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness
Study H529 →Cross References
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.
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;
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
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 th...
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;
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
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:
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,
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
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 confoun...
For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to ...
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.
Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that...
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