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Verb agōnizomai (to fight) in the Bible
(Translation from NRSV for the New Testament and Brenton for the Septuagint with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Luke
| 13: 24 | "Fight (agōnizomai) to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. |
John
| 18: 36 | Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting (agōnizomai) to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here." |
1 Corinthians
| 9: 25 | All those fighting (agōnizomai) exercise self-control in all things; they do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable one. |
Colossians
| 1: 29 | For this I toil and fight (agōnizomai) with all the energy that he powerfully inspires within me. |
| 4: 12 | Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always fighting (agōnizomai) in his prayers on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in everything that God wills. |
1 Timothy
| 4: 10 | For to this end we toil and fight (agōnizomai), because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. |
| 6: 12 | Fight (agōnizomai) the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. |
2 Timothy
| 4: 7 | I have fought (agōnizomai) the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. |
Daniel (LXX: Theodotion version)
| 6: 15 | Then the king, when he heard the saying, was much grieved for Daniel, and he fought (agōnizomai) for Daniel to deliver him: and he fought (agōnizomai) till evening to deliver him. |
Sirach (LXX)
| 4: 28 | Fight (agōnizomai) for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee. |
1 Maccabees (LXX)
| 7: 21 | But Alcimus fought (agōnizomai) for the high priesthood. |
2 Maccabees (LXX)
| 8: 16 | So Maccabeus called his men together unto the number of six thousand, and exhorted them not to be stricken with terror of the enemy, nor to fear the great multitude of the heathen, who came wrongfully against them; but to fight (agōnizomai) manfully, |
| 13: 14 | So when he had committed all to the Creator of the world, and exhorted his soldiers to fight (agōnizomai) manfully, even unto death, for the laws, the temple, the city, the country, and the commonwealth, he camped by Modin: |
| 15: 27 | So that fighting (agōnizomai) with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand men: for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered. |
4 Maccabees (LXX)
| 17: 13 | Eleazar was the first to contend: and the mother of the seven children entered the contest; and the brethren fought (agōnizomai). |
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