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

16Yet for this reason I was shown mercy—so that in me as the foremost, Messiah Yeshua might demonstrate His complete patience, as an example for those about to put their trust in Him for eternal life. 17Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. This charge I entrust to you, Timothy my son, in keeping with the prophecies once spoken about you, so that by them you fight the good fight, 19holding onto faith and a good conscience. By rejecting these, some have suffered shipwreck regarding their faith. 20Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander—whom I have handed over to satan to be disciplined 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• chargeπαραγγελίαparaggelia · orderG3852
• I commitπαρατίθημιparatithēmi · to set beforeG3908
• unto theeσύsu · youG4771
• sonτέκνονteknon · childG5043
• TimothyΤιμόθεοςTimotheos · TimothyG5095
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the propheciesπροφητείαprophēteia · prophecyG4394
• which went beforeπροάγωproagō · to go/bring beforeG4254
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• thouστρατεύωstrateuomai · to battleG4754
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a goodκαλόςkalos · goodG2570
• warfareστρατείαstrateia · warfareG4752

Cross-references for 1 Timothy 1:18

• 1 Timothy 1:11in keeping with what was entrusted to me, the glorious Good News of the blessed God.
• 1 Timothy 4:14Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands of the elders.
• 1 Timothy 6:13I charge you before God who gives life to all things and Messiah Yeshua who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
• 2 Timothy 2:2And what you have heard from me among many witnesses, entrust to faithful people who will be capable to teach others also.
• 2 Timothy 4:1I solemnly charge you—in the presence of God and Messiah Yeshua, who is about to judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His Kingdom—
• 1 Timothy 1:2To Timothy, a true child in faith: Grace, mercy, shalom from God the Father and Messiah Yeshua, our Lord!
• Philippians 2:22But you know Timothy’s proven character, that he served with me in spreading the Good News like a son with his father.
• 2 Timothy 1:2To Timothy my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and shalom from God the Father and Messiah Yeshua our Lord!
• 2 Timothy 2:1Therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Messiah Yeshua.
• Philemon 1:10I beg you for my child Onesimus—for whom I became a spiritual father while in chains.
• 1 Timothy 4:4For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving;
• 1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of faith! Take hold of the eternal life—you were called to it, and you made the good confession for it in the presence of many witnesses.
• 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
• Ephesians 6:12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the worldly forces of this darkness, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
• 2 Timothy 2:3Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Messiah Yeshua.
• 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