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2 Timothy 2

1Thouthereforeοὖν,ounG3767,mychildτέκνονteknonG5043,bestronginthegraceχάριτιcharitiG5485which[is]inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.

2AndthethingsG3778thou hastheardG191ofmeinthepresenceofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183witnessesG3144,theseentrusttofaithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103menG444,suchasshallbeἔσονταιesontaiG1510competenttoinstructothersἑτέρουςheterousG2087alsoG2532.

3Takethy shareinsufferingasagoodκαλὸςkalosG2570soldierστρατιώτηςstratiōtēsG4757ofJesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

4NooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762goingasasoldierστρατευόμενοςstrateuomenosG4754entangleshimselfwiththeaffairsoflifeβίουbiouG979,thathemaypleaseἀρέσῃ.aresēG700himwhohasenlistedhimasasoldierG4754.

5AndifalsoκαὶkaiG2532anyoneG5100contend [inthegames],heisnotcrownedστεφανοῦταιstephanoutaiG4737unlesshecontendlawfullyνομίμωςnomimōsG3545.

6ThehusbandmanmustlabourbeforepartakingofthefruitsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590.

7ThinkofwhatIsayλέγω·legōG3004,fortheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962willgiveG1325theeunderstandingσύνεσινsunesinG4907inallthingsπᾶσιν.¶pasinG3956.

8RememberΜνημόνευεMnēmoneueG3421JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547raisedG1453fromamong[the]deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,of[the]seedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690ofDavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138,accordingκατὰkataG2596tomyglad tidings,

9inwhichIsufferevenuntobondsasanevil-doer:butthewordλόγοςlogosG3056ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isnotboundG1210.

10ForthiscauseIendureὑπομένωhupomenōG5278allthingsG3778forthesakeG1223oftheelectἐκλεκτούς,eklektousG1588,thattheyalsoκαὶkaiG2532mayobtainτύχωσινtuchōsinG5177thesalvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991which[is]inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424witheternalαἰωνίου.¶aiōniouG166gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

11ThewordG3056[is]faithfulG4103;forifwehavediedG4880togetherwith[him],weshallalsoκαὶkaiG2532liveσυζήσομεν·suzēsomenG4800together;

12ifweendureὑπομένομεν,hupomenomenG5278,weshallalsoκαὶkaiG2532reignσυμβασιλεύσομεν·sumbasileusomenG4821together;ifwedenyἀρνησόμεθα,arnēsomethaG720,healsoκἀκεῖνοςkakeinosekeinosG2532willdenyἀρνήσεταιarnēsetaiG720us;

13ifweareunfaithful,heabidesG3306faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103,forhecannotdenyἀρνήσασθαιarnēsasthaiG720himself.

14OfthesethingsΤαῦταTautaG3778putinremembranceG5279,testifyingG1263earnestlybeforetheLordG2962nottohavedisputesofwords, profitablefornothing,tothesubversionofthehearers.

15StrivediligentlytopresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936thyselfapprovedtoGodθεῷ,theōG2316,aworkmanἐργάτηνergatēnG2040thathasnottobeashamed, cuttinginastraight linethewordλόγονlogonG3056oftruthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

16ButprofaneG952, vain babblings shun,fortheywilladvancetogreaterG4183impiety,

17andtheirwordG3056willspreadasagangrene;ofwhomisG1510HymenaeusὙμέναιοςHumenaiosG5211andPhiletus;

18[men]whoastothetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225havegoneastrayἠστόχησανēstochēsanG795,sayingG3004thattheresurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386hastakenplaceγεγονέναι,gegonenaiG1096alreadyἤδηēdēG2235;andoverthrowthefaithπίστιν.pistinG4102ofsome.

19YetthefirmG2476foundationθεμέλιοςthemeliosG2310ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316standsG2476,havingthissealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973, [The]LordκύριοςkuriosG2962knowsἔγνωegnōG1097thosethatareG1510his;and,LeteveryoneG3778whonamesὄνομαonomaG3686thenameG3686of[the]Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962withdrawfrominiquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.

20ButinagreatμεγάλῃmegalēG3173houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614thereareG1510notonlyG3440goldandsilverἀργυρᾶarguraG693vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632,butalsoG2532woodenandearthenὀστράκινα,ostrakinaG3749;andsometohonour,andsometodishonour.

21IfthereforeοὖνounG3767oneG5100shallhavepurifiedhimselffromthese, [inseparatinghimselffromthem],heshallbeἔσταιestaiG1510avesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632tohonour,sanctifiedG37, serviceabletotheMasterδεσπότῃ,despotēG1203,preparedG2090foreverygoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041.

22ButyouthfullustsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939fleeφεῦγε,pheugeG5343,andpursueδίωκεdiōkeG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,faithπίστιν,pistinG4102,loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26,peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,withthosethatcallἐπικαλουμένωνepikaloumenōnG1941upontheLordκύριονkurionG2962outofapureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίας.kardiasG2588.

23ButfoolishμωρὰςmōrasG3474andsenseless questionings avoid,knowingthattheybeget contentions.

24Andabondmanof[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962oughtG1163nottocontend,butbeG1510gentletowardsall; apttoteachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317; forbearing;

25inmeeknesssettingrightthosewhooppose,ifGodθεὸςtheosG2316perhapsmaysometimegiveδώῃdōēG1325themrepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341toacknowledgmentof[the]truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225,

26andthattheymayawakeupoutofthesnareπαγίδοςpagidosG3803ofthedevilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228, [whoare] takenbyhim,forhiswill.

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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2