Revised Literal Translation

2 Timothy 2:1-15

1ThouΣὺSuG4771thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,myG1473sonτέκνονteknonG5043,be strongἐνδυναμοῦendunamouG1743inἐνenG1722the graceτῇ χάριτιtēa charitiG3588 G5485that isτῇtēaG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532the things thatἃhaG3739thou hast heardἤκουσαςēkousasG191ofπαρ᾽par᾽G3844meἐμοῦemouG1473amongδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183witnessesμαρτύρων,marturōnG3144,the sameταῦταtautaG3778commit thouπαράθουparathouG3908to faithfulπιστοῖςpistoisG4103menἀνθρώποις,anthrōpoisG444,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748shall beἔσονταιesontaiG1510able toἱκανοὶhikanoiG2425teachδιδάξαι.didaxaiG1321othersἑτέρουςheterousG2087alsoκαὶkaiG2532.

3ThouG4771thereforeG3767endure hardnessG2553,asὡςhōsG5613a goodκαλὸςkalosG2570soldierστρατιώτηςstratiōtēsG4757of JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

4ταῖςtaisG3588No manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762that warrethστρατευόμενοςstrateuomenosG4754entangleth himselfἐμπλέκεταιempleketaiG1707with the affairs ofπραγματείαις,pragmateiaisG4230thislifeτοῦ βίουtou biouG3588 G979;thatἵναinaG2443he may pleaseἀρέσῃ.aresēG700him who hath chosen him to be a soldierτῷ στρατολογήσαντιtō stratologēsantiG3588 G4758.

5ἐὰνeanG1437AndδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437a manτις,tisG5100alsoκαὶkaiG2532strive for masteriesἀθλῇathlēaG118, yetis heG4737notοὐouG3756crownedστεφανοῦταιstephanoutaiG4737,exceptμὴmēG3361he striveἀθλήσῃ.athlēsēG118lawfullyνομίμωςnomimōsG3545.

6The husbandmanτὸν γεωργὸνton geōrgonG3588 G1092that labourethκοπιῶνταkopiōntaG2872mustδεῖdeiG1163beG3335firstG4412partakerG3335of the fruitsτῶν καρπῶνtōn karpōnG3588 G2590.

7ConsiderνόειnoeiG3539whatὃhoG3739I sayλέγω·legōG3004;andγάρgarG1063the Lordὁ κύριοςho kuriosG3588 G2962giveδώσειdōseiG1325theeσοιsoiG4771understandingσύνεσινsunesinG4907inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσιν.¶pasinG3956.

8RememberΜνημόνευεMnēmoneueG3421thatG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547ofἐκekG1537the seedσπέρματοςspermatosG4690of DavidΔαυὶδDauidG1138was raisedG1453fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498according toκατὰkataG2596myG1473gospelτὸ εὐαγγέλιόνto euangelionG3588 G2098:

9Whereinἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739I suffer troubleκακοπαθῶkakopathōG2553,asὡςhōsG5613an evil doerκακοῦργος,kakourgosG2557, evenuntoμέχριmechriG3360bondsδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the wordὁ λόγοςho logosG3588 G3056of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316isG1210notοὐouG3756boundG1210.

10τοὺςtousG3588ThereforeG1223I endureὑπομένωhupomenōG5278all thingsπάνταpantaG3956forG1223the elect’sἐκλεκτούς,eklektousG1588sakesG1223,thatἵναinaG2443theyαὐτοὶautoiG846mayG5177alsoκαὶkaiG2532obtainτύχωσινtuchōsinG5177the salvationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991which isτῆςtēsG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424withμετὰmetaG3326eternalαἰωνίου.¶aiōniouG166gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391.τοῦτοtoutoG3778

11It isa faithfulΠιστὸςPistosG4103sayingὁ λόγος·ho logosG3588 G3056:ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487we be dead withσυναπεθάνομεν,sunapethanomenG4880him,we shallG4800alsoκαὶkaiG2532live withσυζήσομεν·suzēsomenG4800him:

12IfεἰeiG1487we sufferὑπομένομεν,hupomenomenG5278,we shallG4821alsoG2532reign withσυμβασιλεύσομεν·sumbasileusomenG4821him:ifεἰeiG1487we denyἀρνησόμεθα,arnēsomethaG720him,he alsoG2548will denyἀρνήσεταιarnēsetaiG720usG1473:

13IfεἰeiG1487we believe notἀπιστοῦμεν,apistoumenG569, yetheἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565abidethμένει·meneiG3306faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103:he cannotοὐ δύναται.¶ou dunataiG3756 G1410denyἀρνήσασθαιarnēsasthaiG720himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

14τοῦtouG3588Of these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778putG5279themin remembranceG5279,chargingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263thembeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799the LordτῶνtōnG3588 G2962that they striveG3054notμὴmēG3361about wordsG3054toG1519noοὐδὲνoudenG3762profitχρήσιμονchrēsimonG5539, buttoG1909the subvertingκαταστροφῇkatastrophēaG2692of the hearersἀκουόντων.akouontōnG191.

15StudyσπούδασονspoudasonG4704to shewπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936thyselfG4572approvedδόκιμονdokimonG1384unto Godτῷ θεῷ,tō theōG3588 G2316,a workmanἐργάτηνergatēnG2040that needeth not to be ashamedἀνεπαίσχυντον,anepaischuntonG422,rightly dividingὀρθοτομοῦνταorthotomountaG3718the wordτὸν λόγονton logonG3588 G3056of truthτῆς ἀληθείας.¶tēs alētheiasG3588 G225.

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