2 Timothy 2:24

2 Timothy 2:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
• New International Version (NIV)And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

Context of 2 Timothy 2:24

22Stay away from lusts which tempt young people. Pursue what has God’s approval. Pursue faith, love, and peace together with those who worship the Lord with a pure heart. 23Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments. You know they cause quarrels. A servant of the Lord must not quarrel. Instead, he must be kind to everyone. He must be a good teacher. He must be willing to suffer wrong. 25He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and lead them to know the truth. 26Then they might come back to their senses and God will free them from the devil’s snare so that they can do his will.

2 Timothy 2:24 word by word

δοῦλον δὲ κυρίου οὐ δεῖ μάχεσθαι ἀλλ᾽ ἤπιον εἶναι πρὸς πάντας, διδακτικόν, ἀνεξίκακον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• notοὐou · noG3756
• striveμάχομαιmachomai · to quarrelG3164
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• gentleἤπιοςēpios · gentleG2261
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• apt to teachδιδακτικόςdidaktikos · able to teachG1317
• patientἀνεξίκακοςanexikakos · not resentfulG420

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:24

• Deuteronomy 34:5As the Lord had predicted, the Lord’s servant Moses died in Moab.
• Joshua 1:1After the death of the Lord’s servant Moses, the Lord said to Moses’ assistant Joshua, son of Nun,
• 2 Chronicles 24:6So the king called for the chief priest Jehoiada and asked him, “Why didn’t you require the Levites to bring the contributions from Judah and Jerusalem? The Lord’s servant Moses and the assembly had required Israel to give contributions for the use of the tent containing the words of God’s promise.”
• Daniel 6:20As he came near the den where Daniel was, the king called to Daniel with anguish in his voice, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was God, whom you always worship, able to save you from the lions?”
• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, man of God, must avoid these things. Pursue what God approves of: a godly life, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
• James 1:1From James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. To God’s faithful people who have been scattered. Greetings.
• Matthew 12:19He will not quarrel or shout, and no one will hear his voice in the streets.
• Acts 15:2Paul and Barnabas had a fierce dispute with these men. So Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were sent to Jerusalem to see the apostles and spiritual leaders about this claim.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people’s defenses, that is, their arguments
• Philippians 2:3Don’t act out of selfish ambition or be conceited. Instead, humbly think of others as being better than yourselves.
• 1 Timothy 3:3He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but he must be gentle. He must not be quarrelsome or love money.
• James 1:19Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.
• Jude 1:3Dear friends, I had intended to write to you about the salvation we share. But something has come up. It demands that I write to you and encourage you to continue your fight for the Christian faith that was entrusted to God’s holy people once for all time.
• John 6:52The Jews began to quarrel with each other. They said, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
• Acts 7:26The next day Moses saw two Israelites fighting, and he tried to make peace between them. He said to them, ‘Men, you are brothers. Why are you treating each other unfairly?’
• Acts 23:9The shouting became very loud. Some of the experts in Moses’ Teachings were Pharisees who argued their position forcefully. They said, “We don’t find anything wrong with this man. Maybe a spirit or an angel actually spoke to him!”

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The servant of the Lord must not strive - See on 1 Timothy 3:2; (note), 1 Timothy 3:3; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And the servant of the Lord - Referring here primarily to the Christian minister, but applicable to all Christians; for all profess to be the servants of the Lord. Must not strive - He may calmly inquire after truth; he may discuss points of morals, or theology, if he will do it with a proper spirit; he may “contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the saints” Jude 1:3; but he may not do that which is here mentioned as strife. The Greek word - ́…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 The more we follow that which is good, the faster and the further we shall flee from that which is evil. The keeping up the communion of saints, will take us from fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness. See how often the apostle cautions against disputes in religion; which surely shows that religion consists more in believing and practising what God requires, than in subtle disputes. Those are unapt to teach, who are apt to strive, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24a servant of the Lord: See Titus 1:1; compare with Isaiah 42:1–2; 50:6; 53:7; Matthew 12:14–21. must be … able to teach, and forbearing: See 1 Timothy 3:2–3; Titus 3:2.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. not strive--"The servant of the Lord" must imitate his master in not striving contentiously, though uncompromising in earnestly contending for the faith (Jude 3; Mt 12:19). gentle unto all men--"patient" (Greek, "patient in bearing wrongs") in respect to adversaries. He is to be gentle so that he may occasion no evils; patient so that he may endure evils. apt to teach--implying not only solid teaching and ease in teaching, but patience and assiduity…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 2:24

• Commandments
• Gentleness
• Meekness
• Minister, Christian
• Patience
• Righteous
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Approved
• Commit
• Deny
• Eat
• Endure
• Entangle
• Eternal
• Faithful
• Foolish

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