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,

They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down [their enemies] In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the LORD is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.

And everyone who competes [for the prize] is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a perishable crown, but we [for] an imperishable [crown.]

Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as [one who] beats the air.

by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual [hosts] of wickedness in the heavenly [places.]

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints --

But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and [as] a helmet the hope of salvation.

For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.

She [is] a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy [are all] who retain her.

Scarcely had I passed by them, When I found the one I love. I held him and would not let him go, Until I had brought him to the house of my mother, And into the chamber of her who conceived me.

Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end,

that by two immutable things, in which it [is] impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before [us.]

And this is the promise that He has promised us -- eternal life.

"Remember therefore how you have received and heard; hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to [His] purpose.

Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

and that He might make known the riches of His glory on the vessels of mercy, which He had prepared beforehand for glory,

[even] us whom He called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles?

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

to which He called you by our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

who has saved us and called [us] with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle [you.]

I urge you in the sight of God who gives life to all things, and [before] Christ Jesus who witnessed the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

"And you shall go to the one who is priest in those days, and say to him, 'I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come to the country which the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.'

"Today you have proclaimed the LORD to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice.

"and that He will set you high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be a holy people to the LORD your God, just as He has spoken."

One will say, 'I [am] the LORD's'; Another will call [himself] by the name of Jacob; Another will write [with] his hand, 'The LORD's,' And name [himself] by the name of Israel.

" Also I say to you, whoever confesses Me before men, him the Son of Man also will confess before the angels of God.

"But he who denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.

that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

Know that [our] brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes shortly.