Berean Standard Bible

2 Timothy 4

1I chargeΔιαμαρτύρομαιDiamarturomaiG1263youin the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424,whoτοῦtouG3588willμέλλοντοςmellontosG3195judgeκρίνεινkrineinG2919thelivingζῶνταςzōntasG2198andκαὶkaiG2532thedeadνεκρούς,nekrousG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532in viewof HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588appearingἐπιφάνειανepiphaneianG2015andκαὶkaiG2532Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932:

2PreachκήρυξονkēruxonG2784theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγον,logonG3056;be preparedἐπίστηθιepistēthiG2186in seasonεὐκαίρωςeukairōsG2122andout of seasonἀκαίρως,akairōsG171;reproveἔλεγξον,elegxonG1651,rebukeἐπιτίμησον,epitimēsonG2008, andencourageπαρακάλεσονparakalesonG3870withἐνenG1722everyπάσῃpasēG3956form ofpatientμακροθυμίᾳmakrothumiaG3115καὶkaiG2532instructionδιδαχῇ.didachēaG1322.

3ForγὰρgarG1063thetimeκαιρὸςkairosG2540will comeἔσταιestaiG1510whenὅτεhoteG3753men will not tolerateοὐκ ἀνέξονται,ouk anexontaiG3756 G430τῆςtēsG3588soundὑγιαινούσηςhugiainousēsG5198doctrineδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasG1319,butἀλλὰallaG235with itchingκνηθόμενοιknēthomenoiG2833τὰςtasG3588earsἀκοήν·akoēnG189they will gather aroundἐπισωρεύσουσινepisōreusousinG2002themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438teachersδιδασκάλουςdidaskalousG1320to suitκατὰkataG2596theirτὴνtēnG3588ownἰδίαςidiasG2398desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939.

4SoκαὶkaiG2532they will turnἀποστρέψουσιν,apostrepsousinG654theirτῆςtēsG3588ears awayἀκοὴνakoēnG189fromἀπὸapoG575μὲνmenG3303theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225andδὲdeG1161turn asideἐκτραπήσονται.¶ektrapēsontaiG1624toἐπὶepiG1909τοὺςtousG3588mythsμύθουςmuthousG3454.

5ButδὲdeG1161youΣὺSuG4771,be soberνῆφεnēpheG3525inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσιν,pasinG3956,endure hardshipκακοπάθησον,kakopathēsonG2553,doποίησονpoiēsonG4160theworkἔργονergonG2041of an evangelistεὐαγγελιστοῦ,euangelistouG2099,fulfillπληροφόρησον.¶plērophorēsonG4135yourσουsouG4771τὴνtēnG3588ministryδιακονίανdiakonianG1248.

6ForγὰρgarG1063I amG1473alreadyἤδηēdēG2235being poured out like a drink offeringσπένδομαι,spendomaiG4689,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588timeκαιρὸςkairosG2540ofτῆςtēsG3588myG1473departureἀναλύσεώςanaluseōsG359is at handἐφέστηκεν.ephestēkenG2186.

7I have foughtἠγώνισμαι,ēgōnismaiG75theτὸνtonG3588goodκαλὸνkalonG2570fightἀγῶναagōnaG73,I have finishedτετέλεκα,tetelekaG5055theτὸνtonG3588raceδρόμονdromonG1408,I have keptτετήρηκα·tetērēkaG5083theτὴνtēnG3588faithπίστινpistinG4102.

8From now onλοιπὸνloiponG3063there is laid upἀπόκειταίapokeitaiG606for meG1473theὁhoG3588crownστέφανοςstephanosG4735τῆςtēsG3588of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,whichὃνhonG3739theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,theτῇtēaG3588righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342Judgeκριτής·kritēsG2923,will awardἀποδώσειapodōseiG591to meG1473onἐνenG1722thatἐκείνῃekeinēG1565ὁhoG3588dayἡμέρᾳ,hēmeraG2250—andδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to meG1473,butἀλλὰ καὶalla kaiG235 G2532to allπᾶσινpasinG3956whoτοῖςtoisG3588craveἠγαπηκόσινēgapēkosinG25Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846τὴνtēnG3588appearingἐπιφάνειανepiphaneianG2015.

Personal Concerns

9Make every effortΣπούδασονSpoudasonG4704to comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064toπρόςprosG4314meG1473quicklyταχέως.tacheōsG5030,

10becauseγάρgarG1063DemasΔημᾶςDēmasG1214,in his love ofἀγαπήσαςagapēsasG25τὸνtonG3588thisνῦνnunG3568worldαἰῶναaiōnaG165,has desertedἐγκατέλιπενegkatelipenG1459meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532goneἐπορεύθηeporeuthēG4198toεἰςeisG1519ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονίκην·ThessalonikēnG2332.CrescensΚρήσκηςKrēskēsG2913has gonetoεἰςeisG1519GalatiaΓαλατίαν,GalatianG1053, andTitusΤίτοςTitosG5103toεἰςeisG1519DalmatiaΔαλματίαν·DalmatianG1149.

11OnlyμόνοςmonosG3441LukeΛουκᾶςLoukasG3065isἐστινestinG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326meG1473.GetἀναλαβὼνanalabōnG353MarkΜᾶρκονMarkonG3138andbringἄγεageG71himwithμετὰmetaG3326youG4572,becauseγάρgarG1063he isἔστινestinG1510usefulεὔχρηστοςeuchrēstosG2173to meG1473inεἰςeisG1519theministryδιακονίαν.diakonianG1248.

12TychicusΤύχικονTuchikonG5190,howeverδὲdeG1161,I have sentἀπέστειλαapesteilaG649toεἰςeisG1519EphesusἜφεσον.¶EphesonG2181.

13When you comeἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064,bringφέρεphereG5342theΤὸνTonG3588cloakφαιλόνηνphailonēnG5341thatὃνhonG3739I leftἀπέλιπονapeliponG620withπαρὰparaG3844CarpusΚάρπῳ,KarpōG2591atἐνenG1722TroasΤρῳάδιTrōadiG5174,andκαὶkaiG2532myτὰtaG3588scrollsβιβλίαbibliaG975,especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122theτὰςtasG3588parchmentsμεμβράνας.¶membranasG3200.

14AlexanderἈλέξανδροςAlexandrosG223theὁhoG3588coppersmithχαλκεὺςchalkeusG5471didἐνεδείξατο·enedeixatoG1731greatπολλάpollaG4183harmκακὰkakaG2556to meG1473.TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will repayἀποδώσειapodōseiG591himαὐτῷautōG846according toκατὰkataG2596hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041.

15YouσὺsuG4771tooκαὶkaiG2532should beware ofφυλάσσου·phulassouG5442himὃνhonG3739,forγὰρgarG1063he has vigorously opposedλίαν ἀντέστηlian antestēG3029 G436ourG2251τοῖςtoisG3588messageλόγοις.¶logoisG3056.

The Lord Remains Faithful

16AtἘνEnG1722myG1473firstπρώτῃprōtēG4413τῇtēaG3588defenseἀπολογίᾳapologiaG627,no oneοὐδείςoudeisG3762stood withπαρεγένετο,paregenetoG3854meG1473,butἀλλὰallaG235everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956desertedἐγκατέλιπον·egkateliponG1459meG1473.May it not be chargedμὴ λογισθείη.mē logistheiēG3361 G3049against themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

17ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588LordκύριόςkuriosG2962stood byπαρέστηparestēG3936meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532strengthenedἐνεδυνάμωσένenedunamōsenG1743meG1473,so thatἵναinaG2443throughδι᾽di᾽G1223meG1473theτὸtoG3588messageκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782would be fully proclaimedπληροφορηθῇ,plērophorēthēaG4135,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956theτὰtaG3588Gentilesἔθνη,ethnēG1484would hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191it. SoκαὶkaiG2532I was deliveredἐρρύσθηνerrusthēnG4506fromἐκekG1537themouthστόματοςstomatosG4750of the lionλέοντος.leontosG3023.

18AndtheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will rescueῥύσεταίrhusetaiG4506meG1473fromἀπὸapoG575everyπαντὸςpantosG3956evilπονηροῦponērouG4190actionἔργουergouG2041andκαὶkaiG2532bring me safelyσώσειsōseiG4982intoεἰςeisG1519HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588heavenlyἐπουράνιον·epouranionG2032τὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932.To HimᾧhōG3739betheἡhēG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391foreverεἰς τοὺς αἰῶναςeis tous aiōnasG1519 G3588 G165andτῶνtōnG3588everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Final Greetings

(Ephesians 6:21–24; Philippians 4:21–23)

19GreetἌσπασαιAspasaiG782PriscaΠρίσκανPriskanG4251andκαὶkaiG2532AquilaἈκύλανAkulanG207,as well asκαὶkaiG2532theτὸνtonG3588householdοἶκον.¶oikonG3624of OnesiphorusὈνησιφόρουOnēsiphorouG3683.

20ErastusἜραστοςErastosG2037has remainedἔμεινενemeinenG3306atἐνenG1722CorinthΚορίνθῳ·KorinthōG2882,andδὲdeG1161TrophimusΤρόφιμονTrophimonG5161I leftἀπέλιπονapeliponG620sickἀσθενοῦντα.¶asthenountaG770inἐνenG1722MiletusΜιλήτῳMilētōG3399.

21Make every effortΣπούδασονSpoudasonG4704to comeἐλθεῖν.¶eltheinG2064to mebeforeπρὸproG4253winterχειμῶνοςcheimōnosG5494.EubulusΕὔβουλοςEuboulosG2103sends you greetingsἈσπάζεταί σεAspazetai seG782 G4771,as doκαὶkaiG2532PudensΠούδηςPoudēsG4227καὶkaiG2532,LinusΛίνοςLinosG3044καὶkaiG2532,ClaudiaΚλαυδίαKlaudiaG2803,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντες.¶pantesG3956theοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80.

22TheὉHoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962bewithμετὰmetaG3326yourσου.souG4771τοῦtouG3588spiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151ἡhēG3588.GraceχάριςcharisG5485bewithμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326you allὑμῶνhumōnG4771.

Personal Concerns

The Lord Remains Faithful

Final Greetings

(Ephesians 6:21–24; Philippians 4:21–23)

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4