2 Timothy 3:11

2 Timothy 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
• New International Version (NIV)persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

Context of 2 Timothy 3:11

9But they will not continue to do many more bad things. Everyone will see clearly that they are fools. That is what happened to Jannes and Jambres. 10But you, Timothy, have heard my message and you know it well. You also know the way in which I have lived. You know my purpose in life. You know how I trust God. You know how patient I have been. You know my love for God and for other people. You know that I have been strong during troubles. You also know what happened to me in the cities called Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. People caused me to have a lot of trouble and pain in those places. But I was patient and brave in those bad troubles! And the Lord kept me safe in all those dangerous times. 12It is not only me. Every Christian who wants to live in a way that pleases God will have trouble from other people. 13Bad people like that will become even worse. Some of them will teach a false message and people will believe their lies. Those false teachers even believe their own lies!

2 Timothy 3:11 word by word

τοῖς διωγμοῖς, τοῖς παθήμασιν, οἷά μοι ἐγένετο ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ, ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, ἐν Λύστροις· οἵους διωγμοὺς ὑπήνεγκα, καὶ ἐκ πάντων με ἐρρύσατο ὁ κύριος.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Persecutionsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Persecutionsδιωγμόςdiōgmos · persecutionG1375
• afflictionsπάθημαpathēma · sufferingG3804
• whichοἷοςoios · such asG3634
• cameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• AntiochἈντιόχειαAntiocheia · AntiochG490
• IconiumἸκόνιονIkonion · IconiumG2430
• LystraΛύστραLustra · LystraG3082
• I enduredὑποφέρωhupopherō · to endureG5297
• butκαίkai · andG2532
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• deliveredῥύομαιrhuomai · to rescueG4506

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:11

• Acts 9:16I myself will tell him about the many troubles that he will have. He will have much pain on my behalf.’
• Acts 20:19I did not say that I was an important man. Instead, I worked as a servant of the Lord Jesus. I often was sad because of trouble that came to me. Some Jewish people spoke against my message. They wanted to hurt me.
• Romans 8:35Christ will always continue to love us. Nothing can stop that! We may have troubles. Things may make us sad or afraid. People may do bad things to us. We may have no food or no clothes. There may be great danger. People may even try to kill us. But none of these things can stop Christ from loving us.
• 1 Corinthians 4:9This is what I think: as apostles, God has put us last of everyone. People see us like we are prisoners at the end of the line. They are taking us to die in a public place. Everybody in the world has come to look at us, both people and angels.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8Our Christian friends, we want you to know about the trouble that we had in Asia. Those troubles were very painful. We ourselves were not strong enough to continue. We even thought that we would die.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We receive trouble all the time, but that does not stop us. We do not always know what to do, but we are not afraid to continue.
• 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they Christ's servants? I serve him even better than they do! (Now I am speaking like a crazy person.) I work much more than they have worked. I have been in prison more often than they have. People have hit me with whips very many times. I have nearly died many times.
• Hebrews 10:33Sometimes people insulted you. They made you ashamed in front of other people. Sometimes you chose to help other Christians who had trouble like that. Their troubles became your troubles.
• Acts 13:45But when some Jews saw the crowds of people, they became angry. They were very jealous because the people listened to Paul and Barnabas. They said that Paul was teaching wrong things. They also said bad things against him.
• Acts 14:2But some of the Jews refused to believe God's message. They told the Gentiles that they too should not believe it. The Jews put bad thoughts into the minds of the Gentiles so that they became angry against the believers.
• 2 Timothy 4:7I have worked to serve Christ well. I have finished everything that God wanted me to do. I am like a runner who has run to the end of the race. I have continued to believe God's true message.
• Genesis 48:16He is the Angel who has kept me safe. I pray that he will bless these boys. I pray that, because of them, people will remember my name, and the names of my ancestors, Abraham and Isaac. I pray that they will have many descendants who live all over the earth.’
• 2 Samuel 22:1David wrote this song when the Lord saved him from the power of his enemies when Saul was king.
• Job 5:19If trouble comes to you six times, he will rescue you. No bad thing will hurt you, as often as it happens.
• Psalms 34:19Righteous people may often have troubles, but the Lord saves them from every danger.
• Psalms 37:40The Lord helps them. He saves them from wicked people. He keeps them safe because they turn to him for help.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Persecutions - which came unto me at Antioch - The Antioch mentioned here was Antioch in Pisidia, to which place Paul and Barnabas came in their first apostolic progress, and where Paul delivered that memorable discourse which is preserved in the 13th chapter of Acts, Acts 13:16-43. In this city, it is said, the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Persecutions - On the meaning of this word, see the notes at Matthew 5:10. Afflictions - Trials of other kinds than those which arose from persecutions. The apostle met them everywhere; compare the notes at Acts 20:23. Which came unto me at Antioch - The Antioch here referred to is not the place of that name in Syria (see the notes at Acts 11:19); but a city of the same name in Pisidia, in Asia Minor; notes, Acts 13:14. Paul there suffered persecution…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-13Verses 10-13 The more fully we know the doctrine of Christ, as taught by the apostles, the more closely we shall cleave to it. When we know the afflictions of believers only in part, they tempt us to decline the cause for which they suffer. A form of godliness, a profession of Christian faith without a godly life, often is allowed to pass, while open profession of the truth as it is in Jesus, and resolute attention to the duties of godliness, stir up the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Timothy was from Lystra, near Antioch and Iconium, so he knew about Paul's suffering (see Acts 13:14, 45–51; 14:1–8, 19–22). Paul recruited him after these events had happened (Acts 16:1–3). the Lord rescued me: Paul could confirm from his own life that the Lord would fulfill his plans through his loyal servant (see 2 Timothy 4:6–8, 17–18; Psalm 22:19–22; 34:19; Daniel 3:17–18; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10; 2 Peter 2:7–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. afflictions--"sufferings." which--Greek, "such as." in Antioch--of Pisidia (Ac 13:14, 50, 51). Iconium--(Ac 14:1-5). Lystra--(Ac 14:6, 19). what--How grievous. out of ... all ... Lord delivered me--(2Ti 4:17; Psa 34:17; 2Co 1:10). An encouragement to Timothy not to fear persecutions.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 3:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Antioch
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• Lystra
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• Paul
• Wicked (People)
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3

• 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