2 Timothy 2:10

2 Timothy 2:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen.

Context of 2 Timothy 2:10

8Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David. This is my gospel, 9for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But God’s word is not chained. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 11Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; 12if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us;

2 Timothy 2:10 word by word

διὰ τοῦτο πάντα ὑπομένω διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς, ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ σωτηρίας τύχωσιν τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ μετὰ δόξης αἰωνίου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thereforeδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• I endureὑπομένωhupomenō · to remain/endureG5278
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the elect’sἐκλεκτόςeklektos · selectG1588
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• mayτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• eternalαἰώνιοςaiōnios · eternalG166
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• ·οὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:10

• 2 Timothy 2:3Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
• Ephesians 3:13I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
• Colossians 1:24Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
• Matthew 24:22“If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened.
• John 11:52and not only for that nation but also for the scattered children of God, to bring them together and make them one.
• John 17:9I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours.
• 1 Corinthians 9:22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
• 2 Corinthians 1:6If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.
• 2 Corinthians 4:15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
• Proverbs 8:35For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.
• John 17:24“Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:9For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Timothy 1:13Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
• 1 Peter 2:10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
• Romans 2:7To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life.
• Romans 9:23What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory—

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10For the elect's sake - For the sake of the Gentiles, elected by God's goodness to enjoy every privilege formerly possessed by the Jews, and, in addition to these, all the blessings of the Gospel; the salvation of Christ here, and eternal glory hereafter.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Therefore I endure all things for the elect‘s sakes; - see the notes at 2 Corinthians 1:6. The sense is, What I suffer is in the cause of the church, spoken of here, as it is often, as chosen, or elected; see the notes at Ephesians 1:4. That they may also obtain the salvation, … - Their salvation, though they, were elected, could not be secured without proper efforts. The meaning of the apostle here is, that he was willing to suffer if he might save…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 Let suffering saints remember, and look to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of their faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despised the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the throne of God. We must not think it strange if the best men meet with the worst treatment; but this is cheering, that the word of God is not bound. Here we see the real and true cause of the apostle's suffering trouble in, or for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-13The apostle Paul’s suffering is an extension of the suffering of Jesus Christ. It emphasizes the crucifixion and resurrection as the core of the good news about Jesus (1:12; see also 1:8). Paul’s suffering, like Christ’s, helped bring salvation to others. Christ approves of those who suffer and endure with him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Therefore--Because of the anxiety I feel that the Gospel should be extended; that anxiety being implied in 2Ti 2:9. endure--not merely "I passively suffer," but "I actively and perseveringly endure," and "am ready to endure patiently all things." the elect's sakes--for the sake of the Church: all the members of Christ's spiritual body (Col 1:24). they ... also--as well as myself: both God's elect not yet converted and those already so. salvation…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 2:10

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• Paul
• Persecution
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• Salvation
• War
• Zeal, Religious

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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