1 Timothy 1:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I put this charge before you, Timothy my child, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, in order that with such encouragement you may fight the good fight.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.
  • 1 Tim 6:20 : 20 Conclusion O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called“knowledge.”
  • Eph 6:12-18 : 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavens. 13 For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm therefore, by fastening the belt of truth around your waist, by putting on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 by fitting your feet with the preparation that comes from the good news of peace, 16 and in all of this, by taking up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit(which is the word of God). 18 With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and petitions for all the saints.
  • Phil 2:22 : 22 But you know his qualifications, that like a son working with his father, he served with me in advancing the gospel.
  • 1 Tim 1:2 : 2 to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!
  • 2 Tim 2:1-5 : 1 Serving Faithfully Despite Hardship So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And what you heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well. 3 Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him. 5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.
  • 2 Tim 4:1-3 : 1 Charge to Timothy Repeated I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction. 3 For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.
  • 2 Tim 4:7 : 7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!
  • 2 Cor 10:3-4 : 3 For though we live as human beings, we do not wage war according to human standards, 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, but are made powerful by God for tearing down strongholds. We tear down arguments
  • 1 Tim 6:12-14 : 12 Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate, 14 to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ
  • 2 Tim 1:2 : 2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!
  • 1 Tim 1:11-12 : 11 This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me. 12 I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,
  • 1 Tim 4:4 : 4 For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
  • Titus 1:4 : 4 To Titus, my genuine son in a common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior!
  • Phlm 1:10 : 10 I am appealing to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become during my imprisonment, that is, Onesimus,

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    1 ¶ Salutation From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,

    2 to Timothy, my genuine child in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

    3 Timothy’s Task in Ephesus As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to spread false teachings,

    4 nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. Such things promote useless speculations rather than God’s redemptive plan that operates by faith.

    5 But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

  • 1 Tim 1:19
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    19 To do this you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.

  • 1 Tim 6:11-14
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    11 But you, as a person dedicated to God, keep away from all that. Instead pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness, love, endurance, and gentleness.

    12 Compete well for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession for in the presence of many witnesses.

    13 I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Christ Jesus who made his good confession before Pontius Pilate,

    14 to obey this command without fault or failure until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ

  • 1 Tim 6:19-21
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    19 In this way they will save up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the future and so lay hold of what is truly life.

    20 Conclusion O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called“knowledge.”

    21 By professing it, some have strayed from the faith. Grace be with you all.

  • 2 Tim 2:1-3
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    1 Serving Faithfully Despite Hardship So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

    2 And what you heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.

    3 Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Tim 1:11-14
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    11 For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.

    12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.

    13 Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

    14 Protect that good thing entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

  • 2 Tim 1:1-3
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    1 ¶ Salutation From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

    2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

    3 Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.

  • 1 Tim 1:11
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    11 This accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God that was entrusted to me.

  • 1 Tim 4:6
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    6 By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.

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    17 For this reason, I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and faithful son in the Lord. He will remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.

  • 1 Tim 1:17
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    17 Now to the eternal king, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

  • 2 Tim 1:5-6
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    5 I recall your sincere faith that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure is in you.

    6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.

  • 2 Tim 4:1
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    1 Charge to Timothy Repeated I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

  • 1 Tim 4:11-13
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    11 Command and teach these things.

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    13 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

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    7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

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    15 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that everyone will see your progress.

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    15 Indeed, I will also make every effort that, after my departure, you have a testimony of these things.

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    14 You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you

    15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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    3 But now in his own time he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

  • 2 Tim 2:14-15
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    14 Dealing with False Teachers Remind people of these things and solemnly charge them before the Lord not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.

    15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

  • 2 Tim 3:10
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    10 Continue in What You Have Learned You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

  • 2 Tim 4:5
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    5 You, however, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

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    5 Titus’ Task on Crete The reason I left you in Crete was to set in order the remaining matters and to appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

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    8 Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • Titus 3:8
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    8 Summary of the Letter This saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

  • 2 Pet 1:12
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    12 Salvation Based on the Word of God Therefore, I intend to remind you constantly of these things even though you know them and are well established in the truth that you now have.

  • 1 Thess 3:2
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    2 We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,

  • 2 Pet 3:2
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    2 I want you to recall both the predictions foretold by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30 since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

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