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Is “Fight the good fight” in the Bible?
Yes. “Fight the good fight” is in the Bible, at 1 Timothy 6:12. Paul writes it to Timothy, a young pastor.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is 1 Timothy 6:12.
Paul writes it to Timothy, a young pastor.
The verse
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The fight is for faith: holding on to what you believe and living by it. Near the end of his life Paul says he has fought it himself (2 Timothy 4:7).
Also in the Bible
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 · open the chapter →
Timothy, my child, I entrust this command to you in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
1 Timothy 1:18 · open the chapter →
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Is “Fight the good fight” in the Bible?
Yes. “Fight the good fight” is in the Bible, at 1 Timothy 6:12. These exact words are in 2 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to Timothy, a young pastor.
Where in the Bible is “Fight the good fight”?
In 1 Timothy 6:12, and also 2 Timothy 4:7 and 1 Timothy 1:18. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Timothy 6:12 reads: “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.”
Who said “Fight the good fight”?
Paul writes it to Timothy, a young pastor.
What does “Fight the good fight” mean in the Bible?
The fight is for faith: holding on to what you believe and living by it. Near the end of his life Paul says he has fought it himself (2 Timothy 4:7).
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