2 Timothy 2:8

2 Timothy 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
• New International Version (NIV)Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel,

Context of 2 Timothy 2:8

6A farmer works hard to grow plants for food. So he should be the first person to receive some of that food. 7Think carefully about what I am saying to you. The Lord will help you to understand all these things. Jesus Christ is a descendant of King David. God caused him to become alive again after his death. Remember that! These facts are part of the good news that I tell people. 9And I have many troubles because I tell that good news to people. They have even put me in a prison, like someone who has done something bad. But nobody can keep God's message in a prison! 10So I continue to be patient and brave during all these troubles. I do that so that I can help the people that God has chosen to belong to him. I want God to save them too, because of what Christ Jesus has done for them. As a result, they will live with God for ever, in the beautiful place where he lives.

2 Timothy 2:8 word by word

Μνημόνευε Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐγηγερμένον ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυὶδ κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιόν μου·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Rememberμνημονεύωmnēmoneuō · to rememberG3421
• thatἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the seedσπέρμαsperma · seed: offspringG4690
• of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• gospelὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:8

• Hebrews 12:2As we run, we must always look towards Jesus. He is the one who trusted God completely. Our faith starts with him, and he will help us to trust God all the way to the end. Jesus accepted punishment on the cross. He chose to receive much pain. He did not think about being ashamed to die like that. He knew that God had prepared something very good for him that would make him happy. Now he has sat down at the right side of God to rule with him in heaven.
• Matthew 1:1This is a list of the ancestors of Jesus Christ. Jesus was from the family of King David. David was from the family of Abraham.
• Acts 2:30He was a prophet. He knew what God had promised to do for him. He knew that one of his descendants would be king of God's people one day.
• Acts 13:23God promised to send to the people of Israel someone who would save us. Jesus is the man that God sent to save us. He is a descendant of King David.
• Romans 1:3This good news is about God's Son, who is Jesus Christ, our Lord. Jesus was born as a human baby from King David's family. But after Jesus died on the cross, God's Holy Spirit raised him to make him alive again. In that way God showed clearly that Jesus was his powerful Son.
• Revelation 5:5Then one of the leaders said to me, ‘Do not weep! Look! There is someone who can break the seven seals and then open the book. His name is the Lion from Judah's tribe. He is called the Root of King David. He has won over all his enemies.’
• Luke 24:46He told them, ‘This is what it says there: The Messiah had to die. Then, after three days, he had to rise up and become alive again.
• Acts 2:24But after his death, God caused him to become alive again. God saved Jesus from the power of death. It was impossible for death to keep hold of him.
• 1 Corinthians 15:1My Christian friends, I want you to remember the good news that I taught to you. You received it from me and you continue to believe it as a true message.
• Romans 2:16That is the message that I tell people. God knows everything that people think secretly. One day he will judge everyone. He has given Jesus Christ the authority to do that.
• Romans 16:25We praise God because he is great! He is able to make you strong in your spirits! That is the good news that I teach. That good news is the message about Jesus Christ that God has kept secret since long ago. But now he has shown this message to us.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:14We told you God's good news. That is how God called you to come to him. He saved you so that you would join with our Lord Jesus Christ in heaven.
• 1 Timothy 1:11That true message is the good news that comes from our great God. We praise him for it. He has chosen me to tell this good news to people.
• 1 Timothy 2:7God chose me as his apostle, to tell this same message to people. I am telling you what is true. I am not telling lies! Yes, he sent me to teach his true message to the Gentiles, so that they would believe in him.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Remember that Jesus Christ - The apostle seems to say: Whatever tribulations or deaths may befall us, let us remember that Jesus Christ, who was slain by the Jews, rose again from the dead, and his resurrection is the proof and pledge of ours. We also shall rise again to a life of glory and blessedness. According to my Gospel - The false teaching of Hymeneus and Philetus stated that the resurrection was past already. Paul preached the resurrection from…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead - Or rather, perhaps, “Remember Jesus Christ; him who was raised from the dead.” The idea seems not to be, as our translators supposed, that he was to reflect on the fact that he was raised from the dead; but rather that he was to think of the Saviour himself. “Think of the Saviour, now raised up from the dead after all the sorrows of this life, and let this encourage you to bear…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Let suffering saints remember, and look to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of their faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despised the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God. We must not think it strange if the best men meet with the worst treatment; but this is cheering, that the word of God is not bound. Here we see the real and true cause of the apostle's suffering trouble in, or for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8Jesus Christ, descended from David, resurrected from the dead (see Romans 1:3–4). It's important to understand suffering with Christ from the point of view of future resurrection.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Rather as Greek, "Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead." Remember Christ risen, so as to follow Him. As He was raised after death, so if thou wouldest share His risen "life," thou must now share His "death" (2Ti 2:11). The Greek perfect passive participle, implies a permanent character acquired by Jesus as the risen Saviour, and our permanent interest in Him as such. Christ's resurrection is put prominently forward as being the truth now…Read the comment

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• Christ, Messiah
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
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• Acknowledge
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2

• 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