2 Timothy 2:3

Take your share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2The teachings which you have heard from me, attested by many witnesses, deliver into the keeping of faithful men, who in their turn will be able to teach others also.

4A soldier in active service avoids entangling himself in the every- day affairs of life, so that he may please his commander.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 13:7It knows how to be silent, it is trustful, hopeful, patient, enduring.

2 Corinthians 10:3Though I do walk on the low level of the flesh, I do not make war as the flesh does;

1 Timothy 1:18This charge then, I am laying upon you, Timothy, my son, according to the predictions formerly made concerning you. Fight the good fight in the spirit of these predictions,

2 Timothy 2:10But God’s message is no prisoner. That is why I endure everything for the sake of the chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

2 Timothy 4:5But as for you, be always self-controlled, face hardships, do the work of a missionary, discharge all the duties of your 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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