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1 Timothy 1:19

having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostasy;   Backsliders;   Church;   Conscience;   Doctrines;   Faith;   Minister, Christian;   War;   Scofield Reference Index - Life;   Thompson Chain Reference - Apostasy;   Conscience;   Faith;   Faith-Unbelief;   Faithfulness-Unfaithfulness;   Good;   The Topic Concordance - War/weapons;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Apostates;   Conscience;   Faith;   Ships;   Warfare of Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apostacy;   Church;   Conscience;   Paul;   Timothy, letters to;   Tongue;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Conscience;   Discipline;   Satan;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Atonement;   Ministry, Gospel;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Alexander;   Conscience;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John the Apostle;   Timothy, the First Epistle to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Alexander;   Conscience;   1 Timothy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Conscience;   Hymenaeus;   Psychology;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Alexander ;   Ascension of Isaiah;   Conscience ;   Discipline;   Faith;   Goodness (Human);   Metaphor;   Paul;   Rejection;   Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Alexander;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Alexander;   Apostasy;   Holding;  

Parallel Translations

New American Standard Bible (1995)
keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
Legacy Standard Bible
keeping faith and a good conscience, which some, having rejected, suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Tie hard and fast to your faith in Christ. Don't do anything that will make you lose sleep at night. Some cowboys think their sorry deeds don't go unnoticed, but it weighs heavy on their hearts. They might still be in the saddle, but their faith was left for the buzzards on the trail a long way back.
Bible in Basic English
Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:
Darby Translation
maintaining faith and a good conscience; which [last] some, having put away, have made shipwreck as to faith;
World English Bible
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Holding fast faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away, have made shipwreck of their faith.
Weymouth's New Testament
holding fast to faith and a clear conscience, which some have cast aside and have made shipwreck of their faith.
King James Version (1611)
Holding faith, and a good conscience, which some hauing put away, concerning faith, haue made shipwracke.
Literal Translation
having faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away, made shipwreck concerning the faith,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
hauynge faith & good conscience, which some haue put awaye fro them, and as concernynge faith haue made shypwrake:
Mace New Testament (1729)
assisted by faith and a good conscience: for some having discarded the one, have entirely lost the other.
Amplified Bible
keeping your faith [leaning completely on God with absolute trust and confidence in His guidance] and having a good conscience; for some [people] have rejected [their moral compass] and have made a shipwreck of their faith.
American Standard Version
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
Revised Standard Version
holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have made shipwreck of their faith,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
havinge fayth and good consciece which some have put awaye fro them and as cocerninge fayth have made shipwracke.
Update Bible Version
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
Webster's Bible Translation
Holding faith and a good conscience; which some having put away, concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Young's Literal Translation
having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,
New Century Version
Continue to have faith and do what you know is right. Some people have rejected this, and their faith has been shipwrecked.
New English Translation
To do this you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.
Berean Standard Bible
holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
Contemporary English Version
You will be faithful and have a clear conscience. Some people have made a mess of their faith because they didn't listen to their consciences.
Complete Jewish Bible
armed with trust and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, some have made shipwreck of their trust;
English Standard Version
holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Hauing faith and a good conscience, which some haue put away, and as concerning faith, haue made shipwracke.
George Lamsa Translation
In faith and good conscience; those who have rejected this charge have lost their faith:
Hebrew Names Version
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;
International Standard Version
with faith and a good conscience. By ignoring their consciences,By ignoring it">[fn] some people have destroyed their faith like a wrecked ship.1 Timothy 3:9; 6:9;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For those who this have put away from them of faith have been emptied;
Murdock Translation
in faith and a good conscience; for they who have repudiated this, have become destitute of faith;
New King James Version
having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,
New Living Translation
Cling to your faith in Christ, and keep your conscience clear. For some people have deliberately violated their consciences; as a result, their faith has been shipwrecked.
New Life Bible
Keep a strong hold on your faith in Christ. May your heart always say you are right. Some people have not listened to what their hearts say. They have done what they knew was wrong. Because of this, their faith in Christ was wrecked.
English Revised Version
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
New Revised Standard
having faith and a good conscience. By rejecting conscience, certain persons have suffered shipwreck in the faith;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Holding faith and a good conscience, - which some, thrusting from them, concerning their faith, have made shipwreck: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Having faith and a good conscience, which some rejecting have made shipwreck concerning the faith.
King James Version
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Lexham English Bible
having faith and a good conscience, which some, because they have rejected these, have suffered shipwreck concerning their faith,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Hauyng fayth and good conscience, which some hauyng put awaye as concernyng fayth, haue made shipwracke.
Easy-to-Read Version
Continue to trust in God and do what you know is right. Some people have not done this, and their faith is now in ruins.
New American Standard Bible
keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.
Good News Translation
and keep your faith and a clear conscience. Some people have not listened to their conscience and have made a ruin of their faith.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
hauynge feith and good conscience, which summen casten awei, and perischiden aboute the feith.

Contextual Overview

18 Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by them you may strongly engage in battle, 19 having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith. 20 Hymenaeus and Alexander are among them, and I have delivered them to Satan, so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Holding: 1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Timothy 3:9, Titus 1:9, Hebrews 3:14, 1 Peter 3:15, 1 Peter 3:16, Revelation 3:3, Revelation 3:8, Revelation 3:10

which: Philippians 3:18, Philippians 3:19, 2 Timothy 3:1-6, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 2 Peter 2:12-22, Jude 1:10 -13

concerning: 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Timothy 4:2, 1 Corinthians 11:19, Galatians 1:6-8, Galatians 5:4, 2 Timothy 4:4, Hebrews 6:4-6, 1 John 2:19

made: 1 Timothy 6:9, Matthew 6:27

Reciprocal: Luke 8:13 - which Acts 20:30 - of your Acts 24:16 - General 2 Corinthians 1:12 - our rejoicing 2 Corinthians 2:17 - which Galatians 1:8 - though Philippians 1:27 - the faith Philippians 3:2 - evil 1 Timothy 1:15 - a faithful 1 Timothy 6:21 - have 2 Timothy 1:3 - with 2 Timothy 2:18 - concerning 2 Timothy 3:8 - men Titus 3:11 - is subverted James 2:1 - the faith

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Holding faith, and a good conscience..... By "faith" is meant, not the grace of faith, but the doctrine of faith, a sense in which it is often used in this epistle; see 1 Timothy 3:9 and the "holding" of it does not intend a mere profession of it, and a retaining of that without wavering, which is to be done by all believers; but a holding it forth in the ministry of the word, in opposition to a concealing or dropping it, or any part of it; and a holding it fast, without wavering, and in opposition to a departure from it or any cowardice about it and against all posers: to which must be added, a good conscience; the conscience is not naturally good, but is defiled by sin; and that is only good, which is sprinkled by the blood of Christ, and thereby purged from dead works; the effect of which is an holy, upright, and becoming conversation; and which seems to be chiefly intended here, and particularly the upright conduct and behaviour of the ministers of the Gospel, in the faithful discharge of their work and office: see 2 Corinthians 1:12.

Which some having put away; that is, a good conscience; and which does not suppose that they once had one, since that may be put away which was never had: the Jews, who blasphemed and contradicted, and never received the word of God, are said to put it from them, Acts 13:46 where the same word is used as here; and signifies to refuse or reject anything with detestation and contempt: these men always had an abhorrence to a good conscience among men, and to a good life and conversation, the evidence of it; and at length threw off the mask, and dropped the faith they professed, as being contrary to their evil conscience: though admitting it does suppose they once had a good conscience, it must be understood not of a conscience cleansed by the blood of Christ, but of a good conscience in external show only, or in comparison of what they afterwards appeared to have: and, besides, some men, destitute of the grace of God, may have a good conscience in some sense, or with respect to some particular facts, or to their general conduct and behaviour among men, as the Apostle Paul had while unregenerate, Acts 23:1 and which being acted against, or lost, is no instance of falling from the true grace of God, which this passage is sometimes produced in proof of:

concerning faith have made shipwreck; which designs not the grace, but the doctrine of faith, as before observed, which men may profess, and fall off from, and entirely drop and lose. Though supposing faith as a grace is meant, the phrase, "have made shipwreck of it", is not strong enough to prove the total and final falling away of true believers, could such be thought to be here meant; since persons may be shipwrecked, and not lost, the Apostle Paul was thrice shipwrecked, and each time saved; besides, as there is a true and unfeigned, so there is a feigned and counterfeit faith, which may be in persons who have no true grace, and may be shipwrecked, so as to be lost.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Holding faith - Fidelity to the cause in which you are enlisted - as a good soldier should do. This does not mean, as it seems to me, that Timothy should hold to the system of doctrines revealed in the gospel, but that he should have that fidelity which a good soldier should have. He should not betray his trust. He should adhere to the cause of his master with unwavering steadfastness. This would include, of course, a belief of the truth, but this is not the leading idea in the phrase.

And a good conscience - see the notes, Acts 23:1. A good conscience, as well as fidelity, is necessary in the service of the Redeemer. A good conscience is that which is well informed in regard to what is right, and where its dictates are honestly followed.

Which some having put away - That is, which good conscience some have put from them, or in other words, have not followed its dictates. The truth thus taught is, that people make shipwreck of their faith by not keeping a good conscience. They love sin. They follow the leadings of passion. They choose to indulge in carnal propensities. As a matter of course, they must, if they will do this, reject and renounce the gospel. People become infidels because they wish to indulge in sin. No man can be a sensualist, and yet love that gospel which enjoins purity of life. If people would keep a good conscience, the way to a steady belief in the gospel would be easy. If people will not, they must expect sooner or later to be landed in infidelity.

Concerning faith - In respect to the whole subject of faith. They are unfaithful to God, and they reject the whole system of the gospel. “Faith” is sometimes used to denote the gospel - as faith is the principal thing in the gospel.

Have made shipwreck - There is an entire destruction of faith - as a ship is wholly ruined that strikes on a rock and sinks.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 19. Holding faith — All the truths of the Christian religion, firmly believing them, and fervently proclaiming them to others.

And a good conscience — So holding the truth as to live according to its dictates, that a good conscience may be ever preserved. As the apostle had just spoken of the Christian's warfare, so he here refers to the Christian armour, especially to the shield and breastplate; the shield of faith, and the breastplate of righteousness. Ephesians 6:13, c., and "1 Thessalonians 5:8".

Which some having put away — απωσαμενοι. Having thrust away as a fool-hardy soldier might his shield and his breastplate, or a mad sailor his pilot, helm, and compass.

Concerning faith — The great truths of the Christian religion.

Have made shipwreck — Being without the faith, that only infallible system of truth; and a good conscience, that skilful pilot, that steady and commanding helm, that faithful and invariable loadstone; have been driven to and fro by every wind of doctrine, and, getting among shoals, quicksands, and rocks, have been shipwrecked and ingulfed.


 
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