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Berean Standard Bible

“holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.”

1 Timothy 1:19

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Paul charges Timothy to wage the good warfare, which he describes in terms of holding on to two things. He wants Timothy to stay strong amid the false teaching in Ephesus.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.

World English Bible (WEB)

holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;

King James Version (KJV)

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

American Standard Version (ASV)

holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Keeping faith, and being conscious of well-doing; for some, by not doing these things, have gone wrong in relation to the faith:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

having faith and a good conscience, which certain having thrust away, concerning the faith did make shipwreck,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Manteniendo la fe y buena conciencia, la cual echando de sí algunos, hicieron naufragio en la fe:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Aférrate a la fe en Cristo y conserva limpia tu conciencia. Hay quienes desobedecen la voz de su conciencia y han naufragado en la fe.

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