2 Timothy 4:7 (WEB)

Passage

I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:5 But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

2 Timothy 4:6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.

2 Timothy 4:7 I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

2 Timothy 4:8 From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

2 Timothy 4:9 Be diligent to come to me soon,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "fought", "good", "fight", "finished", "course", and "kept". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "fought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For I am already being offered and..." into verse 8's "From now on there is stored up...", so "faith" and "fought" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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