1 Timothy 6:12

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hand on eternall lyfe, wherevnto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

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  • 1 Tim 1:18 : 18 This commaundement commit I vnto thee sonne Timotheus, accordyng to the prophesies which went before vpon thee, that thou in them shouldest fyght a good fyght:
  • 1 Cor 9:25-26 : 25 Euery man that proueth maisteries, abstayneth from all thynges, and they do it to obtayne a crowne that shall perishe: but we to obtayne an euerlasting crowne. 26 I therfore so run, not as at an vncertayne thing: So fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre.
  • Eph 6:10-18 : 10 Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lorde, & in the power of his might. 11 Put on all the armour of God, that ye may stande agaynst the assaultes of the deuyll. 12 For we wrastle not agaynst blood & flesshe: but agaynst rule, agaynst power, agaynst worldly gouernours of the darknesse of this worlde, agaynst spirituall craftynesse in heauenly places. 13 Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euyll day, and hauing finished all thynges, to stande fast. 14 Stande therfore, hauyng loynes girt about with the trueth, and puttyng on the brest plate of righteousnesse, 15 And hauyng your feete shodde, in the preparation of the Gospell of peace. 16 Aboue all, takyng the shielde of fayth, wherwith ye may quenche all the fierie dartes of the wicked: 17 And take the helmet of saluation, and the sworde of the spirite, whiche is the worde of God. 18 Praying alwayes in all prayer and supplication in the spirite, and watche thervnto with all instaunce and supplication, for all saintes,
  • Heb 3:14 : 14 For we are made partakers of Christe, yf we kepe sure vnto the ende the begynnyng of the substaunce,
  • 1 Tim 6:13 : 13 I geue thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all thynges, and before Iesus Christe, which vnder Pontius Pilate witnessed a good profession,
  • 1 Tim 6:19 : 19 Laying vp in store for them selues a good foundation agaynst the tyme to come, that they may lay holde on eternall lyfe.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not rendryng euyl for euyll, or rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywyse blesse, knowyng that ye are therevnto called, euen that ye shoulde be heyres of the blessyng.
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 But the God of all grace whiche hath called vs vnto his eternall glory by Christe Iesus, shal his owne selfe, after that ye haue suffred a litle affliction, make you perfite, setle, strength, and stablyshe you.
  • Col 3:15 : 15 And let the peace of God haue the victorie in your heartes, to the which also we are called in one body: And see that ye be thankefull.
  • 1 Thess 2:12 : 12 That ye woulde walke worthie of God, who hath called you vnto his kyngdome and glorie.
  • 1 Thess 5:8-9 : 8 But let vs which are of the day, be sober, puttyng on the brest plate of fayth and loue, and a helmet, the hope of saluation. 9 For God hath not appoynted vs to wrath: but to obtayne saluation, by our Lorde Iesus Christe,
  • 2 Thess 2:14 : 14 Wherevnto he called you by our Gospell, to the obteyning of the glorie of our Lorde Iesus Christe.
  • 2 Cor 6:7 : 7 In the worde of trueth, in the power of God, by the armour of righteousnes, of the ryght hande and on the lefte,
  • 2 Cor 9:13 : 13 Which by the experiment of this ministration, prayse God for the obedience of your consentyng to the Gospell of Christe, and for your singlenesse in distributyng to them, and to all men:
  • Deut 26:3 : 3 And thou shalt come vnto the priest that shalbe in those dayes, and say vnto hym: I knowledge this day vnto the Lorde thy God, that I am come vnto the countrey whiche the Lorde sware vnto our fathers for to geue vs.
  • Deut 26:17-19 : 17 Thou hast set vp the Lord this day to be thy God, & to walke in his wayes, and to kepe his ordinaunces, his commaundementes, and his lawes, and to hearken vnto his voyce. 18 And the Lorde hath set thee vp this day, to be a seuerall people vnto hym, as he hath promised thee, and that thou kepe his commaundementes: 19 And to make thee hye aboue all nations whiche he hath made, in prayse, in name, and honour, and that thou mayest be an holy people vnto the Lord thy God, as he hath sayde.
  • Ps 63:8 : 8 My soule cleaueth fast vnto thee: thy right hande hath vpholden me.
  • Prov 3:18 : 18 She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.
  • Song 3:4 : 4 So when I was a litle past them, I founde him whom my soule loueth: I haue gotten holde vpon hym, and wyll not let him go, vntyll I bryng him into my mothers house, and into her chaumber that bare me.
  • Isa 44:5 : 5 One shal say, I am the Lordes: another shall call hym selfe after the name of Iacob: the thirde shall subscribe with his hande vnto the Lorde, and geue hym selfe vnder the name of Israel.
  • Zech 10:5 : 5 They shalbe as giauntes, which in the battaile treade downe their enemies in the myre of the streetes: they shal fight, for the Lorde shalbe with them, and the horsemen shalbe confounded.
  • Luke 12:8-9 : 8 Also I say vnto you, whosoeuer confesseth me before men, hym shall the sonne of man knowledge also, before the angels of God. 9 But he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denyed before the angels of God.
  • Rom 8:28-30 : 28 For we knowe yt all thinges worke for the best, vnto them that loue God, to them which also are called of purpose. 29 For those which he knewe before, he also dyd predestinate, that they shoulde be lyke fashioned vnto the shape of his sonne, that he myght be ye first begotten among many brethren. 30 Moreouer, whom he dyd predestinate, the also he called. And whom he called, them also he iustified: And whom he iustified, them he also glorified.
  • Rom 9:23-24 : 23 To declare the riches of his glory, on the vessels of mercy, which he had prepared vnto glory: 24 Whom also he called, not of ye Iewes only, but also of the Gentiles.
  • Rom 10:9-9 : 9 For if thou shalt knowledge with thy mouth, the Lorde Iesus, and shalt beleue in thyne heart that God raysed hym from the dead, thou shalt be saued. 10 For with the heart man beleueth vnto ryghteousnesse, and with ye mouth man confesseth to saluation.
  • 1 John 2:25 : 25 And this is the promise that he hath promised vs, euen eternall lyfe.
  • Rev 3:3 : 3 Remember therfore howe thou hast receaued and heard, and holde fast, and repent. If thou shalt not watche, I wyll come on thee as a thiefe, and thou shalt not knowe what houre I wyll come vpon thee.
  • 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 Who hath saued vs, & called vs with an holy callyng, not accordyng to our workes: but accordyng to his owne purpose and grace, which was geuen vs in Christe Iesus, before the world began:
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 That by two immutable thynges, in whiche it was vnpossible for God to lye, we myght haue a strong consolation, which haue fledde to holde fast the hope layde before vs:
  • Heb 13:23 : 23 Knowe ye, that brother Timothe is delyuered: With whom (yf he come shortly) I wyll see you.
  • Phil 3:12-14 : 12 Not as though I had alredy attayned, either were alredy perfect: but I folowe, yf that I may comprehende, wherein also I am comprehended of Christe Iesus. 13 Brethren I count not my selfe as yet that I haue attained: but this one thing I say I forget those thinges which are behynde, and endeuour my selfe vnto those thynges which are before, 14 And I prease towarde the marke, for the price of the hye callyng of God in Christe Iesus.
  • 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I haue fought a good fyght, I haue fulfylled my course, I haue kept ye faith.
  • 2 Cor 10:3-5 : 3 For though we walke in the fleshe, yet we do not warre according to ye flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnall, but myghtie through God, to cast downe strong holdes, 5 Wherwith we ouerthrowe counsels, and euery hye thyng, that is exalted agaynst the knowledge of God, & bryng into captiuitie all imagination, to the obedience of Christe,

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