1 Timothy 6:12

1 Timothy 6:12

10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

The Good Confession

11 But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

13 I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus ^awho witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

14 that you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ’s appearing,

15 which He will manifest in His own time, He who is the blessed and only¹ Potentate, the King of kings and Lord of lords,

16 who alone has immortality, dwelling in ^aunapproachable light, ^bwhom no man has seen or can see, to whom be honor and everlasting power. Amen.

Instructions to the Rich

17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain ^ariches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things ^bto enjoy.

18 Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Fight the good fight (agwnizou ton kalon agwna). Cognate accusative with present middle imperative of agwnizw, Pauline word (I Corinthians 9:25; Colossians 1:29).

Lay hold on (epilabou). Second (ingressive) aorist middle imperative of epilambanw, "get a grip on." See same verb with genitive also in verse I Timothy 6:19.

Thou wast called (eklhqhv). First aorist passive of kalew as in I Corinthians 1:9; Colossians 3:15.

The good confession (thn kalhn omologian). Cognate accusative with wmologhsav (first aorist active indicative of omologew, the public confession in baptism which many witnessed. See it also in verse I Timothy 6:13 of Jesus.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Timothy 6:12:**

1 Corinthians 9:25
Philippians 1:30
1 Timothy 6:13
Hebrews 3:1
Jude 1:3

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