English Standard Version
2 Timothy 2:3
3Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
- New International Version (NIV)Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
Context of 2 Timothy 2:3
1You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
Read all of 2 Timothy 22 Timothy 2:3 word by word
συγκακοπάθησον ὡς καλὸς στρατιώτης Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ.Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:3
- 2 Timothy 2:10Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
- 2 Timothy 1:8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
- 2 Timothy 3:11my 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.
- 2 Timothy 4:5As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- 1 Corinthians 13:7Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
- 2 Corinthians 1:6If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer.
- Hebrews 6:15And thus Abraham, having patiently waited, obtained the promise.
- Hebrews 10:32But recall the former days when, after you were enlightened, you endured a hard struggle with sufferings,
- Hebrews 11:27By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible.
- Hebrews 12:2looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
- James 1:12Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
- 2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.
- Ephesians 6:11Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
- 1 Timothy 1:18This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Endure hardness - He considers a Christian minister under the notion of a soldier, not so much for his continual conflicts with the world, the devil, and the flesh, for these are in a certain sense common to all Christians, but for the hardships and difficulties to which he must be exposed who faithfully preaches the Gospel of Christ.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ - Such hardships as a soldier is called to endure. The apostle supposes that a minister of the gospel might be called to endure hardships, and that it is reasonable that he should be as ready to do it as a soldier is. On the hardships which he endured himself, see the notes at 2 Corinthians 11:23-29. Soldiers often endure great privations. Taken from their homes and friends; exposed to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-13Timothy is again told to be strong and endure suffering with Paul (2:1–7; see 1:8). Timothy should find motivation in the good news about Jesus and in Paul's example (2:8–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Thou therefore endure hardness--The oldest manuscripts have no "Thou therefore," and read, "Endure hardship with (me)." "Take thy share in suffering" [Conybeare and Howson].Read the comment
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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
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