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2 Timothy 2:9 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 2 · verse 9
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.2 Timothy 2:9 · King James Version
2 Timothy 2:9 in context
7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
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Key words (Strong's)
- troublekakopatheōto suffer evils , to be afflictedG2553 →
- bondsdesmosa band or bondG1199 →
- bounddeōto bind tie, fasten, to bind, fasten with chains, to throw into chains, metaph., Satan is…G1210 →
- doerkakourgosa malefactorG2557 →
- wordlogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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I. To encourage Timothy in suffering, the apostle puts him in mind of the resurrection of Christ (Ti2 2:8): Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead, according to my gospel.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-13