1 Timothy 6:12

World English Bible (WEB)

Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

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10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

12 Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

13 I command you before God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,

14 that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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1 Timothy 6:12 in every translation

WEB World English Bible: Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
KJV King James Version: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, where unto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
BSB Berean Standard Bible: Fight 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.
ASV American Standard Version: 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.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: be striving the good strife of the faith, be laying hold on the life age-during, to which also thou wast called, and didst profess the right profession before many witnesses.
DBY Darby Translation: Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.
WBS Webster Bible: Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.