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  • 2 Timothy 4:7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 7 I have fought the fine fight,+ I have run the race to the finish,+ I have observed the faith.

  • 2 Timothy 4:7
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 7 τὸν The καλὸν fine ἀγῶνα struggle ἠγώνισμαι, I have struggled, τὸν the δρόμον running τετέλεκα, I have ended, τὴν the πίστιν faith τετήρηκα· I have observed;

  • 2 Timothy 4:7
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 7 I have fought the fine fight,*+ I have run the course to the finish,+ I have observed the faith.*+

  • 2 Timothy 4:7
    The Bible in Living English
    • 7* I have played the great game, I have run the race through, I have kept the faith:

  • 2 Timothy 4:7
    American Standard Version
    • 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:

  • 2 Timothy 4:7
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 7 The noble contest have I contested, The race have I finished, The faith have I kept:

  • 2 Timothy 4:7
    King James Version
    • 7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

  • 2 Timothy
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2022
    • 4:7 it-2 1170; re 276-277; w99 10/1 17

  • 2 Timothy
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 4:7 w84 12/15 15-16; yy 90; w67 405; w32 374; w30 326

  • 2 Timothy
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 4:7

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 1170

      Revelation Climax, pp. 276-277

      The Watchtower,

      10/1/1999, pp. 17-18

      12/15/1984, pp. 15-16

      7/1/1967, pp. 404-405

      Youth, p. 90

  • 2 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 4
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 4:7

      I have fought . . . , I have run . . . , I have observed: Using three different expressions, Paul emphatically repeats the same thought: He has faithfully completed his Christian course of life and ministry, accomplishing all that the Lord Jesus had called him to do. (Ac 20:24) Even though Paul’s life was about to end, his work would continue to bear fruit.

      the fine fight: Paul compares his Christian life and ministry to a noble fight, or struggle. (See study notes on 1Co 9:25; 1Ti 6:12.) He faithfully served Jehovah in the face of many hardships. He covered long distances on land and sea during his missionary journeys. He endured all sorts of persecution, such as mob attacks, scourgings, and imprisonments. He also had to deal with opposition from “false brothers.” (2Co 11:23-28) Through it all, Jehovah and Jesus gave him the power he needed to remain faithful and to complete his ministry.​—Php 4:13; 2Ti 4:17.

      I have run the race to the finish: Paul compares himself to a runner in a footrace to illustrate his Christian course of life. Now toward the end of his earthly life, he is confident that he has finished his figurative race. A number of times in his letters, Paul has used athletes in the Greek games as an illustration.​—Heb 12:1; see study notes on 1Co 9:24; Php 3:13.

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