John Bengel Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:12 - 6:12

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John Bengel Commentary - 1 Timothy 6:12 - 6:12


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1Ti 6:12. Τὸν καλὸν ἀγῶνα, the good fight) In antithesis to strifes of words, 1Ti 6:4. ἐπιλαβοῦ, lay hold of) as something that is within reach and near at hand. Leave to others their own questions, ibid. A Metonymy of the consequent for the antecedent, with the argument drawn from what is easy [laying hold of eternal life is easy as contrasted with the questions and strifes in 1Ti 6:4]. The same expression is found at 1Ti 6:19. It is a simile taken from the race-course and the prizes; comp. 2Ti 4:7, etc.-ἐκλήθης καὶ ὡμολόγησας, thou hast been called and hast professed) The divine calling and profession of believers are correlatives. Both take place in baptism. [If at any time thou hast made a promise to GOD, He Himself deems that thou art bound to Him; and that is remarkable good-will on His part.-V. g.] τὴν καλὴν ὁμολογίαν) that [not [50], as Engl. Vers.] good profession, [viz. that concerning the kingdom of Christ, 1Ti 6:13.-V. g.] So also in the following verse [“Christ Jesus, that witnessed-that good profession”]. But the words differ: Thou hast professed, accompanied with the assent of witnesses: He witnessed, though Pontius Pilate did not assent.-ἐνώπιον πολλῶν μαρτύρων, before many witnesses) who would testify against thee, if thou wert to fall away.

[50] Vercellensis of the old ‘Itala,’ or Latin Version before Jerome’s, probably made in Africa, in the second century: the Gospels.