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11 Fight the Good Fight. But as for you, man of God,[a] you must shun all this. Rather, pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, fortitude, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your noble confession[b] of faith in the presence of many witnesses.

13 In the sight of God, who gave life to all things, and before Jesus Christ, who himself made that noble confession of faith in his testimony before Pontius Pilate, I charge you

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 6:11 Man of God: a well-known title that had been applied to Moses and the Prophets in the Old Testament (see Deut 33:1; 1 Sam 2:27). It highlights the spiritual power possessed by leaders of the Church.
  2. 1 Timothy 6:12 Confession: perhaps the profession of faith that Timothy made when consecrated to the ministry.