2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought a good fight,.... The fight of faith; the same as in Ti1 6:10; see Gill on Ti1 6:10,

I have finished my course, or race; the race of life set before him, his course of years; his days…

I have fought a good fight - The Christian life is often represented as a conflict, or warfare; see the notes on 1Ti 6:12. That noble conflict with sin, the world, the flesh, and the devil, Paul now…

I have fought a good fight - Every reader will perceive that the apostle, as was his very frequent custom, alludes to the contests at the Grecian games: Τον αγυνα τον καλον ηγωνισμαι· I have wrestled…

Observe, I. How awfully this charge is introduced (Ti2 4:1): I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. Observe, The…

a good fight the good fight, see 1Ti 6:12, where the metaphor is discussed; the second clause here, -I have finished the course," certainly suggests that the foot-race is to be the chief thought in…