1 Timothy 6:12

Now everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.

Because of the proven character given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the generosity of your fellowship toward them and toward all,

having the same struggle which you saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

Not that I have already obtained it or have already become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.

This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may fight the good fight,

keeping faith and a good conscience, which some, having rejected, suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is life indeed.

And the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

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

Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you exhorting that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.