Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Timothy 4:7

"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith:" — 2 Timothy 4:7 (ASV)

I have fought a good fight. The Christian life is often represented as a conflict, or warfare. (See the commentary on 1 Timothy 6:12.)

That noble conflict with sin, the world, the flesh, and the devil, Paul now says he had been able to maintain.

I have finished my course. The Christian life, too, is often represented as a race to be run. (Compare the commentary on 1 Corinthians 9:24–26.)

I have kept the faith. I have steadfastly maintained the faith of the gospel; or, have lived a life of fidelity to my Master. Probably the expression means that he had kept his pledged faith to the Redeemer, or had spent a life in faithfully endeavouring to serve his Lord: