2 Timothy 4
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2 Timothy 4:2-8

2preachG2784 1the wordG3056; be readyG2186 2inG2122 seasonG2122 and outG171 ofG171 seasonG171; 3correctG1651, rebukeG2008, and 4exhortG3870, with 5greatG3956 6patienceG3115 and instructionG1322. 3For 7the timeG2540 will comeG1510 whenG3753 they will not tolerateG430 8soundG5198 doctrineG1319; but wanting to have their earsG189 tickledG2833, they will accumulateG2002 for themselvesG1438 teachersG1320 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 their ownG2398 desiresG1939, 4and they 9will turnG654 their earsG189 awayG654 from the truthG225 and 10will turnG1624 asideG1624 to mythsG3454. 5But as for you, 11useG3525 self-restraintG3525 in allG3956 thingsG3956, 12endureG2553 hardshipG2553, doG4160 the workG2041 of an 13evangelistG2099, fulfillG4135 your 14ministryG1248.

6For I am alreadyG2235 being 15pouredG4689 outG4689 asG4689 aG4689 drinkG4689 offeringG4689, and the timeG2540 of 16my departureG359 has comeG2186. 717I have foughtG75 the goodG2570 fightG73, I have finishedG5055 18the courseG1408, I have keptG5083 19the faithG4102; 8in the futureG3062 there 20is reservedG606 for me 21the crownG4735 of righteousnessG1343, whichG3739 the LordG2962, the righteousG1342 JudgeG2923, will awardG591 to me on 22that dayG2250; and not onlyG3440 to me, but alsoG2532 to 23allG3956 who have lovedG25 His 24appearingG2015.

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Timothy 4:2 Gal 6:6; Col 4:3; 1 Thess 1:6 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Timothy 4:2 I.e., whether it is convenient or not ↩
  3. 3. 2 Timothy 4:2 1 Tim 5:20; Titus 1:13; 2:15 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Timothy 4:2 Or encourage ↩
  5. 5. 2 Timothy 4:2 Lit all ↩
  6. 6. 2 Timothy 4:2 2 Tim 3:10 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Timothy 4:3 2 Tim 3:1 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Timothy 4:3 1 Tim 1:10; 2 Tim 1:13 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Timothy 4:4 2 Thess 2:11; Titus 1:14 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Timothy 4:4 1 Tim 1:4 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Timothy 4:5 1 Pet 1:13 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Timothy 4:5 2 Tim 1:8 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Timothy 4:5 Acts 21:8 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Timothy 4:5 Eph 4:12; Col 4:17 ↩
  15. 15. 2 Timothy 4:6 Phil 2:17 ↩
  16. 16. 2 Timothy 4:6 Phil 1:23; 2 Pet 1:14 ↩
  17. 17. 2 Timothy 4:7 1 Cor 9:25f; Phil 1:30; 1 Tim 1:18; 6:12 ↩
  18. 18. 2 Timothy 4:7 Acts 20:24; 1 Cor 9:24 ↩
  19. 19. 2 Timothy 4:7 2 Tim 3:10 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Timothy 4:8 Col 1:5; 1 Pet 1:4 ↩
  21. 21. 2 Timothy 4:8 1 Cor 9:25; 2 Tim 2:5; James 1:12 ↩
  22. 22. 2 Timothy 4:8 2 Tim 1:12 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Timothy 4:8 Phil 3:11 ↩
  24. 24. 2 Timothy 4:8 2 Tim 4:1 ↩

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 4

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