Berean Standard Bible

2 Timothy 2:1-15

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.

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.

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