New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Timothy 2:1-15

1You thereforeοὖν,ounG3767, mysonτέκνονteknonG5043,be strongἐνδυναμοῦendunamouG1743in the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485that is inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.

2The thingswhichἃhaG3739you have heardἤκουσαςēkousasG191from me in the presenceδιὰdiaG1223ofmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183witnessesμαρτύρων,marturōnG3144,entrustπαράθουparathouG3908theseταῦταtautaG3778tofaithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103menἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will beableἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425to teachδιδάξαι.didaxaiG1321othersἑτέρουςheterousG2087alsoG2532.

3SufferG4777hardshipG4777with me,as a goodκαλὸςkalosG2570soldierστρατιώτηςstratiōtēsG4757ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

4NoοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762soldierστρατευόμενοςstrateuomenosG4754in activeG4754serviceG4754entanglesἐμπλέκεταιempleketaiG1707himself in the affairsπραγματείαις,pragmateiaisG4230of everydayG979lifeβίουbiouG979,soἵναinaG2443that he may pleaseἀρέσῃ.aresēG700the one who enlistedG4758him as a soldierG4758.

5AlsoκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437anyoneτις,tisG5100competesἀθλῇathlēaG118as an athleteG118, hedoes not winG4737the prizeG4737unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361he competesἀθλήσῃ.athlēsēG118according to the rulesνομίμωςnomimōsG3545.

6The hard-workingκοπιῶνταkopiōntaG2872farmerγεωργὸνgeōrgonG1092oughtδεῖdeiG1163to be the firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413to receiveG3335his shareG3335of the cropsκαρπῶνkarpōnG2590.

7ConsiderνόειnoeiG3539whatὃhoG3739I sayλέγω·legōG3004,for the LordκύριοςkuriosG2962will giveδώσειdōseiG1325you understandingσύνεσινsunesinG4907in everythingπᾶσιν.¶pasinG3956.

8RememberΜνημόνευεMnēmoneueG3421JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547,risenἐγηγερμένονegēgermenonG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,descendantσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of DavidG1160,accordingκατὰkataG2596to my gospelεὐαγγέλιόνeuangelionG2098,

9for whichᾧhōG3739IsufferG2553hardshipG2553evenμέχριmechriG3360toimprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199as acriminalκακοῦργος,kakourgosG2557; butthe wordλόγοςlogosG3056of GodθεοῦtheouG2316is not imprisonedδέδεται.dedetaiG1210.

10For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223I endureὑπομένωhupomenōG5278allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956forthe sakeδιὰdiaG1223of thoseG3588who are chosenἐκλεκτούς,eklektousG1588,soἵναinaG2443that they alsoκαὶkaiG2532may obtainτύχωσινtuchōsinG5177thesalvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991which is inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424and with iteternalαἰωνίου.¶aiōniouG166gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.

11It is a trustworthyΠιστὸςPistosG4103statementλόγος·logosG3056: ForifεἰeiG1487we diedσυναπεθάνομεν,sunapethanomenG4880with Him, we will alsoκαὶkaiG2532liveσυζήσομεν·suzēsomenG4800with Him;

12IfεἰeiG1487we endureὑπομένομεν,hupomenomenG5278,we will alsoG2532reignσυμβασιλεύσομεν·sumbasileusomenG4821with Him;IfεἰeiG1487wedenyἀρνησόμεθα,arnēsomethaG720Him, He alsoG2548will denyἀρνήσεταιarnēsetaiG720us;

13IfεἰeiG1487we are faithlessἀπιστοῦμεν,apistoumenG569,He remainsμένει·meneiG3306faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103, forHe cannotοὐ δύναται.¶ou dunataiG1410 G3756denyἀρνήσασθαιarnēsasthaiG720Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

14RemindὑπομίμνῃσκεhupomimnēskeG5279themof theseG3778thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,and solemnlyG1263chargeG1263themin the presenceἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of GodθεοῦtheouG2316not towrangleG3054aboutG3054wordsG3054,which is uselessοὐδὲν χρήσιμονouden chrēsimonG3762 G5539and leadsto the ruinκαταστροφῇkatastrophēaG2692of the hearersἀκουόντων.akouontōnG191.

15Be diligentσπούδασονspoudasonG4704topresentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936yourselfG4572approvedδόκιμονdokimonG1384to Godθεῷ,theōG2316as a workmanἐργάτηνergatēnG2040who does not needG422to be ashamedG422,accuratelyG3718handlingG3718the wordλόγονlogonG3056of truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

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