1 Timothy 6:12 (DBY)

Passage

Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is [the] root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

1 Timothy 6:11 But *thou*, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

1 Timothy 6:12 Strive earnestly [in] the good conflict of faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which thou hast been called, and hast confessed the good confession before many witnesses.

1 Timothy 6:13 I enjoin thee before God who preserves all things in life, and Christ Jesus who witnessed before Pontius Pilate the good confession,

1 Timothy 6:14 that thou keep the commandment spotless, irreproachable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "faith", "strive", "earnestly", "good", "conflict", "hold", and "eternal". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "But thou O man of God flee..." into verse 13's "I enjoin thee before God who preserves...", so "called" and "faith" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.