1 Timothy 1:19

1 Timothy 1:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
• New International Version (NIV)holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
• New King James Version (NKJV)having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.

Context of 1 Timothy 1:19

17To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 18This 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, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith, 20among whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to blaspheme.

1 Timothy 1:19 word by word

ἔχων πίστιν καὶ ἀγαθὴν συνείδησιν, ἥν τινες ἀπωσάμενοι περὶ τὴν πίστιν ἐναυάγησαν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Holdingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• a goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsis · conscienceG4893
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• having put awayἀπωθέωapōtheomai apōthomai · to rejectG683
• concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• faithὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• have made shipwreckναυαγέωnauageō · be shipwreckedG3489

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:19

• 1 Timothy 1:5The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
• 1 Timothy 3:9They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
• Hebrews 3:14For we have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original confidence firm to the end.
• 1 Peter 3:15but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
• Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
• Philippians 3:18For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ.
• 2 Timothy 3:1But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
• Jude 1:10But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively.
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
• 1 Corinthians 11:19for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized.
• Galatians 1:6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
• Galatians 5:4You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.
• 2 Timothy 4:4and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
• Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

Commentaries on 1 Timothy 1:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Holding faith - All the truths of the Christian religion, firmly believing them, and fervently proclaiming them to others. And a good conscience - So holding the truth as to live according to its dictates, that a good conscience may be ever preserved. As the apostle had just spoken of the Christian's warfare, so he here refers to the Christian armor, especially to the shield and breastplate; the shield of faith, and the breastplate of righteousness. See…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Holding faith - Fidelity to the cause in which you are enlisted - as a good soldier should do. This does not mean, as it seems to me, that Timothy should hold to the system of doctrines revealed in the gospel, but that he should have that fidelity which a good soldier should have. He should not betray his trust. He should adhere to the cause of his master with unwavering steadfastness. This would include, of course, a belief of the truth, but this is not…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. 19See also 1:5–6; 6:20–21; 2 Timothy 2:15–18. The conscience is like a guide inside a person (similar to a gyroscope, which helps something stay steady and on course). Keeping your conscience clear (or good) means protecting it so that it is not damaged or destroyed (see study note on 1 Timothy 4:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Holding--Keeping hold of "faith" and "good conscience" (1Ti 1:5); not "putting the latter away" as "some." Faith is like a very precious liquor; a good conscience is the clean, pure glass that contains it [Bengel]. The loss of good conscience entails the shipwreck of faith. Consciousness of sin (unrepented of and forgiven) kills the germ of faith in man [Wiesinger]. which--Greek singular, namely, "good conscience," not "faith" also; however, the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Timothy 1:19

• Apostasy
• Backsliders
• Church
• Conscience
• Doctrines
• Faith
• Minister, Christian
• War

In the dictionaries

• Acceptation
• Alexander
• Blasphemer
• Charity
• Conscience
• Heed
• Immortal
• Save
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Holding

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