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

17All honor and glory to God forever and ever! He is the eternal King, the unseen one who never dies; he alone is God. Amen. 18Timothy, my son, here are my instructions for you, based on the prophetic words spoken about you earlier. May they help you fight well in the Lord’s battles. 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. 20Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God.

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 purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.
• 1 Timothy 3:9They must be committed to the mystery of the faith now revealed and must live with a clear conscience.
• Hebrews 3:14For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.
• 1 Peter 3:15Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.
• Revelation 3:3Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
• Philippians 3:18For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
• 2 Timothy 3:1You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times.
• 2 Peter 2:1But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves.
• Jude 1:10But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction.
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from demons.
• 1 Corinthians 11:19But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!
• Galatians 1:6I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News
• Galatians 5:4For if you are trying to make yourselves right with God by keeping the law, you have been cut off from Christ! You have fallen away from God’s grace.
• 2 Timothy 4:4They will reject the truth and chase after myths.
• Hebrews 6:4For it is impossible to bring back to repentance those who were once enlightened—those who have experienced the good things of heaven and shared in the Holy Spirit,
• 1 John 2:19These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with 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