Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
"I have striven the good strife"; the Greek is not restricted to a fight, but includes any competitive contest, for example, that of the racecourse (I Timothy 6:12 [ALFORD]; I Corinthians 9:24, etc.; Hebrews 12:1-2).
kept the faith—the Christian faith committed to me as a believer and an apostle (compare II Timothy 1:14; Revelation 2:10; Revelation 3:10).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Timothy 4:7:
Job 7:1
Matthew 6:27
Philippians 2:25
Philippians 3:12
1 Timothy 1:18
1 Timothy 6:12
1 Timothy 6:12
2 Timothy 4:17
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