1 Timothy 1:18

1 Timothy 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
• New International Version (NIV)Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well,
• English Standard Version (ESV)This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
• New King James Version (NKJV)This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

Context of 1 Timothy 1:18

16howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life. 17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare; 19holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith: 20of whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

1 Timothy 1:18 word by word

Ταύτην τὴν παραγγελίαν παρατίθεμαί σοι, τέκνον Τιμόθεε, κατὰ τὰς προαγούσας ἐπὶ σὲ προφητείας, ἵνα στρατεύῃ ἐν αὐταῖς τὴν καλὴν στρατείανRead the interlinear

• chargeπαραγγελίαparaggelia · orderG3852
• commitπαρατίθημιparatithēmi · to set beforeG3908
• childτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheos · TimothyG5095
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• propheciesπροφητείαprophēteia · prophecyG4394
• warστρατεύωstrateuomai · to battleG4754
• goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• warfareστρατείαstrateia · warfareG4752

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:18

• 1 Timothy 1:11according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
• 1 Timothy 4:14Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
• 1 Timothy 6:13I charge thee in the sight of God, who giveth life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good confession;
• 2 Timothy 2:2And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
• 2 Timothy 4:1I chargetheein the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
• 1 Timothy 1:2unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• Philippians 2:22But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child serveth a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the gospel.
• 2 Timothy 1:2to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
• 2 Timothy 2:1Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
• Philemon 1:10I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,
• 1 Timothy 4:4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with thanksgiving:
• 1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, whereunto thou wast called, and didst confess the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.
• 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh
• Ephesians 6:12For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
• 2 Timothy 2:3Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18This charge - See the note on 1 Timothy 1:5. It was a charge that the Judaizing teachers should not teach differently from that doctrine which the apostle had delivered to him. See 1 Timothy 1:3. According to the prophecies - This may refer to some predictions by inspired men, relative to what Timothy should be: and he wishes him to act in all things conformably to those predictions. It was predicted that he should have this high and noble calling; but…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18This charge - This command or injunction. It does not refer to any “charge,” or “cure,” which he had as bishop or minister, as the word is sometimes used now, but to the commands or injunctions which he was delivering to him. The command particularly referred to is that in 1 Timothy 1:8. According to the prophecies which went before on thee - The general meaning of this is plain. It is, that Paul was committing to him an important trust, and one that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-20Verses 18-20 The ministry is a warfare against sin and Satan; carried on under the Lord Jesus, who is the Captain of our salvation. The good hopes others have had of us, should stir us up to duty. And let us be upright in our conduct in all things. The design of the highest censures in the primitive church, was, to prevent further sin, and to reclaim the sinner. May all who are tempted to put away a good conscience, and to abuse the gospel, remember that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18the previous prophecies about you: This probably happened during Timothy’s commissioning as a leader (ordination) (see 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6; compare Acts 13:2–3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. He resumes the subject begun at 1Ti 1:3. The conclusion (apodosis) to the foregoing, "as I besought thee ... charge" (1Ti 1:3), is here given, if not formally, at least substantially. This charge--namely, "that thou in them (so the Greek) mightest war," that is, fulfil thy high calling, not only as a Christian, but as a minister officially, one function of which is, to "charge some that they teach no other doctrine" (1Ti 1:3). I commit--as a sacred…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 1:18

• Minister, Christian
• Timothy
• War

In the dictionaries

• Timothy
• Acceptation
• Blasphemer
• Charity
• Heed
• Immortal
• Save
• Bishop
• Charge; Chargeable
• War; Warfare

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings