1 Timothy 1:18
This charge I commit to thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before concerning thee, that thou mayest wage in them the good warfare;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
19having faith, and a good conscience, which some thrusting away made shipwreck concerning the faith.
Cross References
Ephesians 6:12For to us, the contest is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against the spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places[6:12].
1 Timothy 1:2to Timothy, a true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Timothy 4:4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving;
1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, unto which thou wast called, and didst make the good profession before many witnesses.
2 Timothy 1:2to Timothy, a beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 4:1I CHARGE thee before God, and Christ Jesus who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:13-18
Perverters Reproved. ( a. d. 64.) 12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; 13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.… Read the whole commentary →