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2 Timothy 2:3-4 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 2 · verses 3–4 · King James Version
3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.2 Timothy 2:3-4 · King James Version
2 Timothy 2:3-4 in context
1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
Cross references
- Hebrews 12:2-3
- James 1:12
- 2 Timothy 4:5
- 2 Timothy 1:8
- Ephesians 6:11-18
- Hebrews 10:32
- 2 Corinthians 10:3-5
- 2 Timothy 2:10
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4
- Luke 8:14
- 2 Peter 2:20
- 1 Corinthians 7:22-23
Key words (Strong's)
- hardnesskakopatheōto suffer evils , to be afflictedG2553 →
- soldierstratiōtēsa soldier, metaph. a champion of the cause of ChristG4757 →
- warrethstrateuōto make a military expedition, to lead soldiers to war or to battle, , to do military…G4754 →
- ChristchristosChrist = " anointed" , Christ was [and is], anointedG5547 →
- pleaseareskōto please, to strive to please, to accommodate one s self to the opinions desires and…G700 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- goodkalosbeautiful, handsome, excellent, eminent, choice, surpassing, precious, useful, suitable…G2570 →
- lifebioslife, life extensively, the period or course of life, that by which life is sustained…G979 →
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