1 Timothy 6:12 Cross References - Moffatt

¹² fight in the good fight of the faith, secure that life eternal to which you were called when you voiced the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

⁸ I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of man will acknowledge him before the angels of God; ⁹ and he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.

²⁸ We know also that those who love God, those who have been called in terms of his purpose, have his aid and interest in everything. ²⁹ For he decreed of old that those whom he predestined should share the likeness of his Son — that he might be the firstborn of a great brotherhood. ³⁰ Then he calls those whom he has thus decreed; then he justifies those whom he has called; then he glorifies those whom he has justified.

²³ What if he means to show the wealth that lies in his glory for the objects of his mercy, whom he has made ready beforehand to receive glory — ²⁴ that is, for us whom he has called from among the Gentiles as well as the Jews?

⁹ Confess with your mouth that 'Jesus is Lord,' believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, and you will be saved; ¹⁰ for with his heart man believes and is justified, with his mouth he confesses and is saved.

²⁵ Every athlete practises self-restraint all round; but while they do it to win a fading wreath, we do it for an unfading. ²⁶ Well, I run without swerving; I do not plant my blows upon the empty air —

⁷ true words, the power of God; with the weapons of integrity for attack or for defence,

¹³ This service shows what you are, it makes men praise God for the way you have come under the gospel of Christ which you confess, and for the generosity of your contributions to themselves and to all;

³ I do live in the flesh, but I do not make war as the flesh does; ⁴ the weapons of my warfare are not weapons of the flesh, but divinely strong to demolish fortresses — ⁵ I demolish theories and any rampart thrown up to resist the knowledge of God, I take every project prisoner to make it obey Christ,

¹⁰ To conclude. Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might; ¹¹ put on God's armour so as to be able to stand against the stratagems of the devil. ¹² For we have to struggle, not with blood and flesh but with the angelic Rulers, the angelic Authorities, the potentates of the dark present, the spirit-forces of evil in the heavenly sphere. ¹³ So take God's armour, that you may be able to make a stand upon the evil day and hold your ground by overcoming all the foe. ¹⁴ Hold your ground, tighten the belt of truth about your loins, wear integrity as your coat of mail, ¹⁵ and have your feet shod with the stability of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ above all, take faith as your shield, to enable you to quench all the fire-tipped darts flung by the evil one, ¹⁷ put on salvation as your helmet, and take the Spirit as your sword (that is, the word of God), ¹⁸ praying at all times in the Spirit with all manner of prayer and entreaty — be alive to that, attend to it unceasingly, interceding on behalf of all the saints

¹² Not that I have already attained this or am already perfect, but I press forward to appropriate it, because I have been appropriated myself by Christ Jesus. ¹³ Brothers, I for one do not consider myself to have appropriated this; my one thought is, by forgetting what lies behind me and straining to what lies before me, ¹⁴ to press on to the goal for the prize of God's high call in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Also, let the peace of Christ be supreme within your hearts — that is why you have been called as members of the one Body. And you must be thankful.

¹² to lead a life worthy of the God who called you to his own realm and glory.

⁸ but we must be sober, we who belong to the day, clad in faith and love as our coat of mail, with the hope of salvation as our helmet — ⁹ for God destined us not for Wrath but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁴ it was for this that he called you by our gospel, to gain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁸ I transmit these instructions to you, Timotheus my son, in accordance with what the prophets said who first directed me to you; fight the good fight on these lines,

¹³ In the presence of God who is the Life of all, and of Christ Jesus who testified to the good confession before Pontius Pilate, I charge you

¹⁹ amassing right good treasure for themselves in the world to come, in order to secure the life which is life indeed.

⁹ who has saved us and called us to a life of consecration — not for anything we have done but because he chose to do it himself, by the grace which he gave us ages ago in Christ Jesus

⁷ I have fought in the good fight; I have run my course; I have kept the faith.

¹⁴ For we only participate in Christ provided that we keep firm to the very end the confidence with which we started,

¹⁸ so that by these two solid facts (the Promise and the Oath), where it is impossible for God to be false, we refugees might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us,

²³ You must understand that [our] brother Timotheus is now free. If he comes soon, he and I will see you together.

⁹ never paying back evil for evil, never reviling when you are reviled, but on the contrary blessing. For this is your vocation, to bless and to inherit blessing;

¹⁰ Once you have suffered for a little, the God of all grace who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will repair and recruit and strengthen you.

²⁵ Now this is what he has promised you, eternal life.

³ Now remember what you received and heard, hold to it and repent. If you will not wake up, I shall come like a thief; you will not know at what hour I come upon you.