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 Living Translation (NLT)A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.

Context of 2 Timothy 2:24

22Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the servantδοῦλοςdoulos · slaveG1401
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• notοὐou · noG3756
• striveμάχομαιmachomai · to quarrelG3164
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• gentleἤπιοςēpios · gentleG2261
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• apt to teachδιδακτικόςdidaktikos · 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 1:1After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, it came to pass that the Lord spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying:
• 2 Chronicles 24:6So the king called Jehoiada the chief priest, and said to him, “Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and from Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the Lord and of the assembly of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?”
• Daniel 6:20And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?”
• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.
• James 1:1James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad: Greetings.
• Matthew 12:19He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.
• Acts 15:2Therefore, when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem, to the apostles and elders, about this question.
• 2 Corinthians 10:4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,
• Philippians 2:3Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
• 1 Timothy 3:3not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
• James 1:19So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
• Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
• John 6:52The Jews therefore quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this Man give us His flesh to eat?”
• Acts 7:26And the next day he appeared to two of them as they were fighting, and tried to reconcile them, saying, ‘Men, you are brethren; why do you wrong one another?’
• Acts 23:9Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, “We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.”

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

• Acknowledge
• Approved
• Commit
• Deny
• Eat
• Endure
• Entangle
• Eternal
• Faithful
• Foolish

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