2 Timothy 2:3

Thou therefore endure hardships, as a brave soldier of Jesus Christ.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

In Context

2And the things which thou hast heard of me before many witnesses, these commit to faithful men, who shall be qualified to teach others also.

4No man who enters the army involves himself with secular affairs; that he may please the person who hath enlisted him.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 13:7beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

2 Corinthians 10:3For though we walk in the flesh, we war not after the flesh:

1 Timothy 1:18This commandment, son Timothy, I give thee, according to the prophecies which were before delivered concerning thee, that by them thou mightest war a good warfare;

2 Timothy 2:10Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Jesus Christ with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 4:5But watch thou in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully discharge thy ministry.

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:2-8

Ministerial Fortitude. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And 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. 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned,… Read the whole commentary →

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