New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Timothy 4:5
5But as for you, 1use self-restraint in all things, 2endure hardship, do the work of an 3evangelist, fulfill your 4ministry.
2 Timothy 4:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
- New International Version (NIV)But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Context of 2 Timothy 4:5
3For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires, 4and they will turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths. But as for you, use self-restraint in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. 6For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;
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Σὺ δὲ νῆφε ἐν πᾶσιν, κακοπάθησον, ἔργον ποίησον εὐαγγελιστοῦ, τὴν διακονίαν σου πληροφόρησον.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Timothy 4:5
- Isaiah 56:9All you wild animals, All you animals in the forest, Come to eat.
- Isaiah 62:6On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves;
- Jeremiah 6:17And I set watchmen over you, saying, ‘Listen to the sound of the trumpet!’ But they said, ‘We will not listen.’
- Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn them from Me.
- Ezekiel 33:2“Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them, ‘If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman,
- Mark 13:34It is like a man away on a journey, who upon leaving his house and putting his slaves in charge, assigning to each one his task, also commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.
- Luke 12:37Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will prepare himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and he will come up and serve them.
- Acts 20:30and from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse things to draw away the disciples after them.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6so then, let’s not sleep as others do, but let’s be alert and sober.
- Hebrews 13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them--for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account--so that they may do this with joy, not groaning; for this would be unhelpful for you.
- Revelation 3:2Be constantly alert, and strengthen the things that remain, which were about to die; for I have not found your deeds completed in the sight of My God.
- 2 Timothy 1:8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,
- 2 Timothy 2:3Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- 2 Timothy 3:10Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,
- Acts 21:8On the next day we left and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
- Ephesians 4:11And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers,
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5But watch thou in all things - It is possible to be overtaken in a fault, to neglect one's duty, and to lose one's soul. Watching unto prayer prevents all these evils. Endure afflictions - Let no sufferings affright thee; nor let the dread of them either cause thee to abandon the truth, or relax in thy zeal for the salvation of men. Do the work of an evangelist - That is: Preach Christ crucified for the sins of the whole world; for this, and this alone…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5But watch thou in all things - Be vigilant against error and against sin, and faithful in the performance of duty; See the Matthew 25:13 note; 1 Corinthians 16:13 note. Endure afflictions - See the notes at 2 Timothy 2:3. The Greek word here is the same which is there rendered “endure hardness.” Do the work of an evangelist - On the word “evangelist,” see the notes on Acts 21:8. The phrase here means, “do the work of preaching the gospel,” or of one…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5This final statement summarizes the earlier points (1:6–14; 2:1–15, 24–26; 3:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. I am no longer here to withstand these things; be thou a worthy successor of me, no longer depending on me for counsel, but thine own master, and swimming without the corks [Calvin]; follow my steps, inherit their result, and the honor of their end [Alford]. watch thou--literally, "with the wakefulness of one sober." in all things--on all occasions and under all circumstances (Tit 2:7). endure affliction--suffer hardships [Alford]. evangelist--a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4
- 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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