¹² For our ^(A)struggle is not against ^[a](B)flesh and blood, but ^(C)against the rulers, against the powers, against the ^(D)world forces of this ^(E)darkness, against the ^(F)spiritual forces of wickedness in ^(G)the heavenly places.

^12 (A)Fight the good fight of ^(B)faith; ^(C)take hold of the eternal life ^(D)to which you were called, and for which you made the good ^(E)confession in the presence of ^(F)many witnesses.

⁵ And if someone likewise ^(A)competes as an athlete, he is not ^[a]crowned as victor unless he competes according to the rules.

^7 (A)I have fought the good fight, I have finished ^(B)the course, I have kept ^(C)the faith;