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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
• New King James Version (NKJV)having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,

Context of 1 Timothy 1:19

17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 18This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight, keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. 20Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so that they will be taught 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

• keepingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• and a goodἀγαθόςagathos · goodG18
• conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsis · conscienceG4893
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• someτιςtis · oneG5100
• have rejectedἀπωθέωapōtheomai apōthomai · to rejectG683
• and sufferedναυαγέωnauageō · be shipwreckedG3489
• inπερίperi · aboutG4012

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:19

• 1 Timothy 1:5But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.
• 1 Timothy 3:9but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
• Hebrews 3:14For we have become partakers of Christ if we keep the beginning of our commitment firm until the end,
• 1 Peter 3:15but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, but with gentleness and respect;
• Revelation 3:3So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Then if you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.
• Philippians 3:18For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even as I weep, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ,
• 2 Timothy 3:1But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
• Jude 1:10But these people disparage all the things that they do not understand; and all the things that they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed.
• 1 Timothy 4:1But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
• 1 Corinthians 11:19For there also have to be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.
• Galatians 1:6I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel,
• Galatians 5:4You have been severed from Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by the Law; you have fallen from grace.
• 2 Timothy 4:4and they will turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
• Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened and have tasted of the heavenly gift and have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit,
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not really of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out, so that it would be evident 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