Bible Strands
1 Timothy 1:19
holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses Timothy, entrusting him with a command to fight the good fight according to earlier prophecies. This instruction frames the immediate context before Paul names Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom he handed over to Satan.
The words — ἔχων (echōn) literally means "holding," and συνείδησιν (suneidēsin) translates to "conscience." The text pairs these with faith, noting that some have cast away (ἀπωσάμενοι) this conscience.
The thread — 1 Timothy 3:9 commands leaders to hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. Revelation 3:10 links faithful perseverance to divine preservation, while 1 Peter 3:15 ties a prepared defense of belief to sanctifying Christ as Lord.
Why it lands — The text commands readers to actively maintain both trust in God and an uncorrupted moral awareness. It states plainly that rejecting this conscience destroys faith, using those who abandoned it as the direct example.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Cross-references
- 1 Timothy 3:9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
- Revelation 3:10 Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
- 1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
- 1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
- Titus 1:9 He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
- 1 Corinthians 11:19 And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
- 2 Timothy 3:1 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
- 2 Timothy 4:4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
- Hebrews 3:14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.
- Hebrews 6:4 It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,