Berean Standard Bible

2 Timothy 2

(Hebrews 12:1–3)

1YouΣὺSuG4771thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,myG1473childτέκνονteknonG5043,be strongἐνδυναμοῦendunamouG1743inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588graceχάριτιcharitiG5485thatτῇtēaG3588isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532the things thatἃhaG3739you have heardἤκουσαςēkousasG191meπαρ᾽ ἐμοῦpar᾽ emouG3844 G1473sayamongδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183witnessesμαρτύρων,marturōnG3144,entrustπαράθουparathouG3908theseταῦταtautaG3778to faithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103menἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510qualifiedἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425to teachδιδάξαι.didaxaiG1321othersἑτέρουςheterousG2087as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

3Join me in sufferingσυγκακοπάθησονsugkakopathēsonG4777,likeὡςhōsG5613agoodκαλὸςkalosG2570soldierστρατιώτηςstratiōtēsG4757of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

4A soldierστρατευόμενοςstrateuomenosG4754refrains fromοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762entangling himselfἐμπλέκεταιempleketaiG1707inταῖςtaisG3588civilianτοῦ βίουtou biouG3588 G979affairsπραγματείαις,pragmateiaisG4230,in orderἵναinaG2443to pleaseἀρέσῃ.aresēG700theτῷtōG3588one whoenlisted himστρατολογήσαντιstratologēsantiG4758.

5Likewiseδὲ καὶde kaiG1161 G2532,aἐὰν τις,ean tisG1437 G5100competitorἀθλῇathlēaG118does not receive the crownοὐ στεφανοῦταιou stephanoutaiG3756 G4737unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361he competesἀθλήσῃ.athlēsēG118according to the rulesνομίμωςnomimōsG3545.

6TheτὸνtonG3588hardworkingκοπιῶνταkopiōntaG2872farmerγεωργὸνgeōrgonG1092should beδεῖdeiG1163the firstG4412to partakeμεταλαμβάνειν·metalambaneinG3335of theτῶνtōnG3588cropsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590.

7ConsiderνόειnoeiG3539whatὃhoG3739I am sayingλέγω·legōG3004,forγάρgarG1063theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will giveδώσειdōseiG1325youσοιsoiG4771insightσύνεσινsunesinG4907intoἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσιν.¶pasinG3956.

8RememberΜνημόνευεMnēmoneueG3421JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,raisedἐγηγερμένονegēgermenonG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,descendedἐκ σπέρματοςek spermatosG1537 G4690from DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,as proclaimed byκατὰkataG2596myG1473τὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιόνeuangelionG2098,

9forἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739I sufferκακοπαθῶkakopathōG2553to the extent ofμέχριmechriG3360being chainedδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199likeὡςhōsG5613a criminalκακοῦργος,kakourgosG2557.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316cannot be chainedοὐ δέδεται.ou dedetaiG3756 G1210!

10For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778I endureὑπομένωhupomenōG5278all thingsπάνταpantaG3956for the sake ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588electἐκλεκτούς,eklektousG1588,so thatἵναinaG2443theyαὐτοὶautoiG846tooκαὶkaiG2532may obtainτύχωσινtuchōsinG5177thesalvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991thatτῆςtēsG3588isinἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,withμετὰmetaG3326eternalαἰωνίου.¶aiōniouG166gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

11This is atrustworthyΠιστὸςPistosG4103ὁhoG3588sayingλόγος·logosG3056γὰρgarG1063:IfεἰeiG1487we diedσυναπεθάνομεν,sunapethanomenG4880with Him,we will also liveκαὶ συζήσομεν·kai suzēsomenG2532 G4800with Him;

12ifεἰeiG1487we endureὑπομένομεν,hupomenomenG5278,we will also reignσυμβασιλεύσομεν·sumbasileusomenG2532 G4821with Him;ifεἰeiG1487we denyἀρνησόμεθα,arnēsomethaG720Him,He will also denyἀρνήσεταιarnēsetaiG2548 G720usG1473;

13ifεἰeiG1487we are faithlessἀπιστοῦμεν,apistoumenG569,HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565remainsμένει·meneiG3306faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103,forγὰρgarG1063He cannotοὐ δύναται.¶ou dunataiG3756 G1410denyἀρνήσασθαιarnēsasthaiG720Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

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14RemindὑπομίμνῃσκεhupomimnēskeG5279the believersof these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,chargingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263thembeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316to avoidμὴmēG3361quarreling over wordsλογομαχεῖνlogomacheinG3054, whichἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909succeedsχρήσιμονchrēsimonG5539onlyοὐδὲνoudenG3762in leadingἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588listenersἀκουόντων.akouontōnG191to ruinκαταστροφῇkatastrophēaG2692.

15Make every effortσπούδασονspoudasonG4704to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936yourselfG4572approvedδόκιμονdokimonG1384τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ,theōG2316, anunashamedἀνεπαίσχυντον,anepaischuntonG422workmanἐργάτηνergatēnG2040who accurately handlesὀρθοτομοῦνταorthotomountaG3718theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τῆςtēsG3588of truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

16ButδὲdeG1161avoidπεριΐστασο·periistasoG4026ΤὰςTasG3588irreverentβεβήλουςbebēlousG952,empty chatterκενοφωνίαςkenophōniasG2757, whichγὰρgarG1063will only leadπροκόψουσινprokopsousinG4298toἐπὶepiG1909moreπλεῖονpleionG4119ungodlinessἀσεβείας,asebeiasG763,

17andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588talkλόγοςlogosG3056ofαὐτῶνautōnG846such menwillἕξει·hexeiG2192spreadνομὴνnomēnG3542likeὡςhōsG5613gangreneγάγγραιναgangrainaG1044.AmongὧνhōnG3739themareἐστινestinG1510HymenaeusὙμέναιοςHumenaiosG5211andκαὶkaiG2532PhiletusΦίλητος,PhilētosG5372,

18whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have deviatedἠστόχησανēstochēsanG795fromπερὶperiG4012theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225.They say thatλέγοντεςlegontesG3004theτὴνtēnG3588resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386has already occurredἤδη γεγονέναι,ēdē gegonenaiG2235 G1096,andκαὶkaiG2532they undermineἀνατρέπουσινanatrepousinG396theτήνtēnG3588faithπίστιν.pistinG4102of someτινωνtinōnG5100.

19NeverthelessμέντοιmentoiG3305,God’sὁ θεοῦho theouG3588 G2316τοῦtouG3588firmστερεὸςstereosG4731foundationθεμέλιοςthemeliosG2310standsἕστηκενhestēkenG2476,bearingἔχωνechōnG2192thisταύτην·tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973: “TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962knowsἔγνωegnōG1097those whoτοὺςtousG3588areὄνταςontasG1510Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846,”andκαὶkaiG2532, “EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588calls onὀνομάζωνonomazōnG3687theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962must turn awayἀποστήτωapostētōG868fromἀπὸapoG575iniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.”

20δὲdeG1161ἘνEnG1722A largeμεγάλῃmegalēG3173houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614containsἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756onlyG3440vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of goldχρυσᾶchrusaG5552andκαὶkaiG2532silverἀργυρᾶarguraG693,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532of woodξύλιναxulinaG3585andκαὶkaiG2532clayὀστράκινα,ostrakinaG3749καὶkaiG2532.SomeἃhaG3739indeedμὲνmenG3303areforεἰςeisG1519honorableτιμὴνtimēnG5092use,butδὲdeG1161othersἃhaG3739areforεἰςeisG1519commonἀτιμίαν.atimianG819use.

21SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100cleansesἐκκαθάρῃekkatharēG1571himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438ofἀπὸapoG575what is unfitτούτων,toutōnG3778,he will beἔσταιestaiG1510a vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632forεἰςeisG1519honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092:sanctifiedἡγιασμένονhēgiasmenonG37,usefulεὔχρηστονeuchrēstonG2173to theτῷtōG3588Masterδεσπότῃ,despotēG1203, andpreparedἡτοιμασμένον.¶hētoimasmenonG2090forεἰςeisG1519everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041.

22δὲdeG1161Flee fromφεῦγε,pheugeG5343youthfulνεωτερικὰςneōterikasG3512ΤὰςTasG3588passionsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939andδὲdeG1161pursueδίωκεdiōkeG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,faithπίστιν,pistinG4102,loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26, andpeaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,together withμετὰmetaG3326those whoτῶνtōnG3588call onἐπικαλουμένωνepikaloumenōnG1941theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962out ofἐκekG1537a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίας.kardiasG2588.

23ButδὲdeG1161rejectπαραιτοῦparaitouG3868τὰςtasG3588foolishμωρὰςmōrasG3474andκαὶkaiG2532ignorantἀπαιδεύτουςapaideutousG521speculationζητήσειςzētēseisG2214,for you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754it breedsγεννῶσινgennōsinG1080quarrelingμάχας·machasG3163.

24AndδὲdeG1161a servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962mustδεῖdeiG1163notοὐouG3756be quarrelsomeμάχεσθαιmachesthaiG3164,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235must beG1510kindἤπιονēpionG2261toπρὸςprosG4314everyoneπάντας,pantasG3956,able to teachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317, andforbearingἀνεξίκακον,anexikakonG420.

25He mustgentlyἐνenG1722 G4240reproveπαιδεύονταpaideuontaG3811those whoτοὺςtousG3588opposeἀντιδιατιθεμένους,antidiatithemenousG475him,in the hope thatμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316may grantδώῃdōēG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341leading toεἰςeisG1519a knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225.

26ThenκαὶkaiG2532they will come to their sensesἀνανήψωσινananēpsōsinG366and escapeἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588snareπαγίδοςpagidosG3803of theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228, whoαὐτοῦautouG846has taken them captiveἐζωγρημένοι ὑπ᾽ezōgrēmenoi hup᾽G2221 G5259toεἰςeisG1519hisἐκείνουekeinouG1565τὸtoG3588willθέλημα.¶thelēmaG2307.

(Hebrews 12:1–3)

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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2