2 Timothy 4:2

2 Timothy 4:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
• New International Version (NIV)Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
• English Standard Version (ESV)preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Context of 2 Timothy 4:2

1I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and because of his appearing and his kingdom: Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and encourage with great patience and teaching. 3For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear what they want to hear. 4They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.

2 Timothy 4:2 word by word

κήρυξον τὸν λόγον, ἐπίστηθι εὐκαίρως ἀκαίρως, ἔλεγξον, ἐπιτίμησον, παρακάλεσον ἐν πάσῃ μακροθυμίᾳ καὶ διδαχῇ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Preachκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• the wordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• be instantἐφίστημιephistēmi · to approachG2186
• in seasonεὐκαίρωςeukairōs · well timedG2122
• out of seasonἀκαίρωςakairōs · unseasonablyG171
• reproveἐλέγχωelegchō · to rebukeG1651
• rebukeἐπιτιμάωepitimaō · to rebukeG2008
• exhortπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• longsufferingμακροθυμίαmakrothumia · patienceG3115
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• doctrineδιδαχήdidachē · teachingG1322

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:2

• Psalms 40:9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; see, I do not keep my mouth closed — as you know, Lord.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners;
• Jonah 3:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach the message that I tell you.”
• Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
• Luke 9:60But he told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and spread the news of the kingdom of God.”
• Romans 10:15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.
• Colossians 1:25I have become its servant, according to God’s commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,
• Luke 7:4When they reached Jesus, they pleaded with him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to grant this,
• Acts 13:5Arriving in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John as their assistant.
• Romans 12:12Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.
• 1 Timothy 4:15Practice these things; be committed to them, so that your progress may be evident to all.
• John 4:6Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, worn out from his journey, sat down at the well. It was about noon.
• Acts 16:13On the Sabbath day we went outside the city gate by the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and spoke to the women gathered there.
• Acts 20:7On the first day of the week, we assembled to break bread. Paul spoke to them, and since he was about to depart the next day, he kept on talking until midnight.
• Acts 28:16When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
• Colossians 1:28We proclaim him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Preach the word - · Proclaim the doctrine, the doctrine of Christ crucified, for the sins of the whole world; the doctrine, that the Gentiles are invited to be fellow heirs with the Jews, and that for Jews and Gentiles there is no salvation but by faith in Christ. Be instant in season, out of season - , . Be urgent whether the times be prosperous or adverse, whenever there is an opportunity; and when there is none, strive to make one. The Judge is at the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Preach the word - The Word of God; the gospel. This was to be the main business of the life of Timothy, and Paul solemnly charges him in view of the certain coming of the Redeemer to judgment, to be faithful in the performance of it. Be instant - see the notes at Romans 12:12. The meaning here is, that he should be constant in this duty. Literally, “to stand by, or to stand fast by;” that is, he was to be pressing or urgent in the performance of this…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8Timothy's ministry truly existed in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus. Paul commanded him to work, expecting the return of Jesus to judge and establish his kingdom (see 1 Timothy 5:21; 6:13–14). Christ’s appearing will bring: spiritual cleaning (2 Timothy 2:19), accountability (3:8–9), salvation, declaration of righteousness, and reward (4:8, 18). See also 1 Corinthians 3:10–15; 4:4–5; 2 Corinthians 5:10.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Preach--literally, "proclaim as a herald." The term for the discourses in the synagogue was daraschoth; the corresponding Greek term (implying dialectial style, dialogue, and discussion, Ac 17:2, 18; 18:4, 19) is applied in Acts to discourses in the Christian Church. Justin Martyr [Apology, 2], describes the order of public worship, "On Sunday all meet and the writings of the apostles and prophets are read; then the president delivers a discourse…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 4:2

• Church
• Diligence
• Fear of God
• Longsuffering
• Minister, Christian
• Reproof

In the dictionaries

• Departure
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• Revelation of Christ
• Ware
• Authority in Religion
• Instant; Instantly

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings