2Ti 4:7 | JFB | STEP | 7. "I have striven the good strife"; the Greek is not restricted to a fight, but includes any competitive contest, for example, that of the racecourse ( [Alford]; , &c.; , ). kept the faith-- the Christian faith committed to me as a believer and an apostle (compare ; ; ).

‏ 2 Timothy 4:7

7. "I have striven the good strife"; the Greek is not restricted to a fight, but includes any competitive contest, for example, that of the racecourse (1Ti 6:12 [Alford]; 1Co 9:24, &c.; He 12:1, 2).

kept the faith--the Christian faith committed to me as a believer and an apostle (compare 2Ti 1:14; Re 2:10; 3:10).