1 Timothy 6:12
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
75 [e]ἀγωνίζου
agōnizou
FightV-PMM/P-2S
3588 [e]τὸν
ton
theArt-AMS
2570 [e]καλὸν
kalon
goodAdj-AMS
73 [e]ἀγῶνα
agōna
fightN-AMS
3588 [e]τῆς
tēs
of theArt-GFS
4102 [e]πίστεως,
pisteōs
faith.N-GFS
1949 [e]ἐπιλαβοῦ
epilabou
Lay holdV-AMM-2S
3588 [e]τῆς
tēs
of theArt-GFS
166 [e]αἰωνίου
aiōniou
eternalAdj-GFS
2222 [e]ζωῆς,
zōēs
life,N-GFS
1519 [e]εἰς
eis
toPrep
3739 [e]ἣν
hēn
whichRelPro-AFS
2564 [e]ἐκλήθης
eklēthēs
you were called,V-AIP-2S
2532 [e]καὶ
kai
and alsoConj
3670 [e]ὡμολόγησας
hōmologēsas
did confessV-AIA-2S
3588 [e]τὴν
tēn
theArt-AFS
2570 [e]καλὴν
kalēn
goodAdj-AFS
3671 [e]ὁμολογίαν
homologian
confessionN-AFS
1799 [e]ἐνώπιον
enōpion
beforePrep
4183 [e]πολλῶν
pollōn
manyAdj-GMP
3144 [e]μαρτύρων.
martyrōn
witnesses.N-GMP





















Greek Texts
ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 6:12 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως, ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, εἰς ἣν ἐκλήθης καὶ ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων.

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 6:12 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως, ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, εἰς ἣν ἐκλήθης καὶ ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων.

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 6:12 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως, ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, εἰς ἣν ἐκλήθης καὶ ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων.

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 6:12 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
Ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως, ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, εἰς ἣν ἐκλήθης, καὶ ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων.

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 6:12 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως· ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, εἰς ἣν ἐκλήθης καὶ ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων.

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 6:12 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
ἀγωνίζομαι ὁ καλός ἀγών ὁ πίστις ἐπιλαμβάνομαι ὁ αἰώνιος ζωή εἰς ὅς καλέω καί ὁμολογέω ὁ καλός ὁμολογία ἐνώπιον πολύς μάρτυς

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 6:12 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως, ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς, εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθης καὶ ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων

ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΜΟΘΕΟΝ Α΄ 6:12 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
ἀγωνίζου τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα τῆς πίστεως ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς αἰωνίου ζωῆς εἰς ἣν καὶ ἐκλήθης καὶ ὡμολόγησας τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων

1 Timothy 6:12 Hebrew Bible
הלחם המלחמה הטובה של האמונה ואחז חיי עולמים אשר נקראת להם והודית הודאה יפה בפני עדים רבים׃

1 Timothy 6:12 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܘܐܬܟܬܫ ܒܐܓܘܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܕܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ ܘܐܕܪܟ ܚܝܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ ܕܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܩܪܝܬ ܘܐܘܕܝܬ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܤܗܕܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

King James Bible
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Fight the good fight for the faith; take hold of eternal life that you were called to and have made a good confession about in the presence of many witnesses.
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lay.

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whereunto.

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hast.

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