2 Timothy 1:13

2 Timothy 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Context of 2 Timothy 1:13

11And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News. 12That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return. Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus. 14Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you. 15As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and Hermogenes.

2 Timothy 1:13 word by word

Ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχε ὑγιαινόντων λόγων ὧν παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἤκουσας ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Hold fastἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• the formὑποτύπωσιςhupotupōsis · exampleG5296
• of soundὑγιαίνωhugiainō · be healthyG5198
• wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou hast heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• which isὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 1:13

• 2 Timothy 1:14Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you.
• 2 Timothy 3:14But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you.
• Proverbs 3:18Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly.
• Proverbs 4:4My father taught me, “Take my words to heart. Follow my commands, and you will live.
• Proverbs 23:23Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
• Philippians 1:27Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:21but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good.
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.
• Hebrews 4:14So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe.
• Hebrews 10:23Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
• Jude 1:3Dear friends, I had been eagerly planning to write to you about the salvation we all share. But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.
• Revelation 2:25except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come.
• Revelation 3:3Go back to what you heard and believed at first; hold to it firmly. Repent and turn to me again. If you don’t wake up, I will come to you suddenly, as unexpected as a thief.
• Proverbs 8:14Common sense and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine.
• Romans 2:20You think you can instruct the ignorant and teach children the ways of God. For you are certain that God’s law gives you complete knowledge and truth.
• Romans 6:17Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you wholeheartedly obey this teaching we have given you.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Hold fast the form of sound words - The word ̔ signifies the sketch, plan, or outline of a building, picture, etc.; and here refers to the plan of salvation which the apostle had taught Timothy. No man was left to invent a religion for his own use, and after his own mind. God alone knows that with which God can be pleased. If God did not give a revelation of himself, the inventions of man, in religious things, would be endless error, involving itself in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Hold fast the form of sound words; - see the notes at 1 Timothy 1:3. On the Greek word here rendered “form,” see the notes at 1 Timothy 1:16, where it is rendered pattern. The word means a form, sketch, or imperfect delineation - an outline. Grotius says that it here means “an exemplar, but an exemplar fixed in the mind - an idea.” Calvin says that the command is that he should adhere to the doctrine which he had learned, not only in its substance, but in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 God has not given us the spirit of fear, but the spirit of power, of courage and resolution, to meet difficulties and dangers; the spirit of love to him, which will carry us through opposition. And the spirit of a sound mind, quietness of mind. The Holy Spirit is not the author of a timid or cowardly disposition, or of slavish fears. We are likely to bear afflictions well, when we have strength and power from God to enable us to bear them. As…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-14Paul is gentle but firm in calling Timothy to come to Rome (see also 4:9, 21; compare 1 Timothy 1:3–11, 12–17). Suffering seemed certain if Timothy remained loyal. Paul wanted to strengthen Timothy’s determination. The mentions of the Holy Spirit in 2 Timothy 1:6–7 and 1:14 create an inclusio (literary framework) around this section.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. Hold fast the form--rather as Greek, "Have (that is, keep) a pattern of sound (Greek, 'healthy') words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love." "Keep" suits the reference to a deposit in the context. The secondary position of the verb in the Greek forbids our taking it so strongly as English Version, "Hold fast." The Greek for "form" is translated "pattern" in 1Ti 1:16, the only other passage where it occurs. Have such a pattern drawn from…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 1:13

• Commandments
• Decision
• Example
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• Love
• Minister, Christian
• Perseverance
• Word of God
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 1

• 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