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

22Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 23But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels. The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, 25with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, 26and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to 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

• The Lord’sκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• bond-servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• not be quarrelsomeμάχομαιmachomai · to quarrelG3164
• but be kindἤπιοςēpios · gentleG2261
• to allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ableδιδακτικόςdidaktikos · able to teachG1317
• patientἀνεξίκακοςanexikakos · not resentfulG420

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:24

• Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.
• Joshua 1:1Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,
• 2 Chronicles 24:6So the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the levy fixed by Moses the servant of the Lord on the congregation of Israel for the tent of the testimony?”
• Daniel 6:20When he had come near the den to Daniel, he cried out with a troubled voice. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you constantly serve, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
• 1 Timothy 6:11But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
• James 1:1James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.
• Matthew 12:19He will not quarrel, nor cry out; Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
• Acts 15:2And when Paul and Barnabas had great dissension and debate with them, the brethren determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this issue.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
• Philippians 2:3Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves;
• 1 Timothy 3:3not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.
• James 1:19This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;
• Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.
• John 6:52Then the Jews began to argue with one another, saying, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
• Acts 7:26On the following day he appeared to them as they were fighting together, and he tried to reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?’
• Acts 23:9And there occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken 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

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• Deny
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• Endure
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• Eternal
• Faithful
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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