This translation is from the New American Bible. Other translations are available here. Information about the original Greek meaning of what seem to be the key words is provided in blue immediately below the scriptural text.
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But you, man of God, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness.
Compete well for the faith.
Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses.
I charge you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate for the noble confession, to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ that the blessed and only ruler will make manifest at the proper time, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, and whom no human being has seen or can see.
To him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
pursue = διώκω = diōkō. Blue Letter Bible Follow, follow after; to pursue without hostility; to put to flight, persecute; seek eagerly; to run swiftly in order to catch a person or thing, to run after; to press on: figuratively of one who in a race runs swiftly to reach the goal; to run after, follow after: someone; to seek after eagerly, earnestly endeavour to acquire; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon cause to run, set in quick motion; chase; seek after; drive, drive on; urge, impel; prosecute
righteousness = δικαιοσύνη = dikaiosynē Blue Letter Bible integrity, virtue, purity of life, rightness, correctness of thinking feeling, and acting; the character or quality of being right or just; it was formerly spelled "rightwiseness"; faithfulness, or truthfulness; the sum total of the requirements of God; right action; state of him who is as he ought to be; the condition acceptable to God; virtue which gives each his due; a state approved of God; manifests itself in beneficence; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Justice, fulfillment of the Law
devotion = εὐσέβεια = eusebeia Blue Letter Bible piety characterized by a Godward attitude; reverence, respect; piety towards God, godliness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon reverence towards the gods or parents, piety or filial respect; loyalty
faith = πίστις = pistis Blue Letter Bible firm persuasion, a conviction; trust; an assurance; trust and holy fervor; a strong and welcome conviction; belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence); the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things; a power that seizes upon the soul; fidelity, faithfulness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon Trust; persuasion of a thing, confidence, assurance; credit
love = ἀγάπη = agape Blue Letter Bible affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon the love of husband and wife; brotherly love, charity
patience = ὑπομονή = hypomone Blue Letter Bible patience; remaining under; steadfastness, constancy, endurance; the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate purpose and his loyalty to faith and piety by even the greatest trials and sufferings; cheerful (or hopeful) endurance; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon remaining behind; endurance, power to sustain, endure; enduring to do
gentleness = πραότης = praotēs Blue Letter Bible a meek disposition, meekness; gentleness, mildness, meekness; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon mildness, gentleness
compete = ἀγωνίζομαι = agōnizomai Blue Letter Bible to contend in the public games; laboring fervently; to fight, engage in conflict; to contend with adversaries; to contend perseveringly against opposition and temptation; struggle with difficulties and dangers; to endeavour with strenuous zeal; strive to obtain something; labor fervently; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon contend for a prize; fight; struggle, exert oneself; fight a cause to the last; contend in court
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ἀγών = agōn Blue Letter Bible contest for a prize any struggle or contest; a battle; intense solicitude, anxiety; a place of assembly: especially an assembly met to see games; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon struggle, battle; action at law; place of contest
Faith—see above
Lay hold = ἐπιλαμβάνομαι = epilambanomai Blue Letter Bible catch; lay hold; take by the hand; take possession of; overtake; attain, attain to; to seize anything with the hands; metaph. to rescue one from peril, to help, succour; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon take or get besides; take, receive; lay hold of, seize, attack; overtake, surprise; attain to, come within reach of, reach; seize, stop, esp. by pressure; occupy space, get over much ground, traverse it rapidly; undertake; assist; succeed, follow; hold oneself on by, lay hold of; attack; make a seizure of, arrest; lay hold of, get, obtain; having found an empty field, i.e. an absence of all competitors; attempt; undertake; touch on; take up, interrupt in speaking,
keep = τηρέω =tēreō Blue Letter Bible to guard; to watch over, keep, give heed to, observe; hold fast; to attend to carefully, take care of; Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon watch over, take care of, guard; maintain; take care that; give heed to, watch narrowly, observe; notice; test by observation or trial; preserve, retain
