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2 Timothy 4

2 Tim. 4:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Preach
kerusso (Greek #2784)
to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel)
KJV usage: preacher(-er), proclaim, publish.
Pronounce: kay-roos'-so
Origin: of uncertain affinity
the word
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
logos (Greek #3056)
something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ)
KJV usage: account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
Pronounce: log'-os
Origin: from 3004
; be instant
ephistemi (Greek #2186)
from 1909 and 2476; to stand upon, i.e. be present (in various applications, friendly or otherwise, usually literal); --assault, come (in, to, unto, upon), be at hand (instant), present, stand (before, by, over).
Pronounce: ef-is'-tay-mee
in season
eukairos (Greek #2122)
opportunely
KJV usage: conveniently, in season.
Pronounce: yoo-kah'-ee-roce
Origin: adverb from 2121
, out of season
akairos (Greek #171)
inopportunely
KJV usage: out of season.
Pronounce: ak-ah'-ee-roce
Origin: adverb from the same as 170
; reprove
elegcho (Greek #1651)
to confute, admonish
KJV usage: convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.
Pronounce: el-eng'-kho
Origin: of uncertain affinity
d, rebuke
epitimao (Greek #2008)
to tax upon, i.e. censure or admonish; by implication, forbid
KJV usage: (straitly) charge, rebuke.
Pronounce: ep-ee-tee-mah'-o
Origin: from 1909 and 5091
, exhort
parakaleo (Greek #3870)
to call near, i.e. invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
KJV usage: beseech, call for, (be of good) comfort, desire, (give) exhort(-ation), intreat, pray.
Pronounce: par-ak-al-eh'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 2564
with
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
all
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
longsuffering
makrothumia (Greek #3115)
longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude
KJV usage: longsuffering, patience.
Pronounce: mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah
Origin: from the same as 3116
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
doctrine
didache (Greek #1322)
instruction (the act or the matter)
KJV usage: doctrine, hath been taught.
Pronounce: did-akh-ay'
Origin: from 1321
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Titus 2:15• 15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee. (Titus 2:15)

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Preach.
Psa. 40:9• 9I have published righteousness in the great congregation: behold, I have not withheld my lips, Jehovah, *thou* knowest. (Psa. 40:9)
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Isa. 61:1‑3• 1The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is upon me, because Jehovah hath anointed me to announce glad tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and opening of the prison to them that are bound;
 2to proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
 3to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, that beauty should be given unto them instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called terebinths of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may be glorified. (Isa. 61:1‑3)
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Jonah 3:2• 2Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I shall bid thee. (Jonah 3:2)
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Luke 4:18‑19• 18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to the poor; he has sent me to preach to captives deliverance, and to the blind sight, to send forth the crushed delivered,
 19to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. (Luke 4:18‑19)
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Luke 9:60• 60But Jesus said to him, Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, but do *thou* go and announce the kingdom of God. (Luke 9:60)
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Rom. 10:15• 15and how shall they preach unless they have been sent? according as it is written, How beautiful the feet of them that announce glad tidings of peace, of them that announce glad tidings of good things! (Rom. 10:15)
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Col. 1:25,28• 25of which *I* became minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given me towards you to complete the word of God,
 28whom *we* announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ. (Col. 1:25,28)
be.
Luke 7:4,23• 4But they, being come to Jesus, besought him diligently, saying, He is worthy to whom thou shouldest grant this,
 23and blessed is whosoever shall not be offended in me. (Luke 7:4,23)
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Acts 13:5• 5And being in Salamis, they announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John also as their attendant. (Acts 13:5)
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Acts 13•  (Acts 13)
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Rom. 12:12• 12As regards hope, rejoicing: as regards tribulation, enduring: as regards prayer, persevering: (Rom. 12:12)
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1 Tim. 4:15‑16• 15Occupy thyself with these things; be wholly in them, that thy progress may be manifest to all.
 16Give heed to thyself and to the teaching; continue in them; for, doing this, thou shalt save both thyself and those that hear thee. (1 Tim. 4:15‑16)
in.
John 4:6‑10,32‑34• 6Now a fountain of Jacob's was there; Jesus therefore, being wearied with the way he had come, sat just as he was at the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
 7A woman comes out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink
 8(for his disciples had gone away into the city that they might buy provisions).
 9The Samaritan woman therefore says to him, How dost thou, being a Jew, ask to drink of me who am a Samaritan woman? for Jews have no intercourse with Samaritans.
 10Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
 32But he said to them, I have food to eat which ye do not know.
 33The disciples therefore said to one another, Has any one brought him anything to eat?
 34Jesus says to them, My food is that I should do the will of him that has sent me, and that I should finish his work. (John 4:6‑10,32‑34)
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Acts 16:13,31‑33• 13And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.
 31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
 32And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house.
 33And he took them the same hour of the night and washed them from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway. (Acts 16:13,31‑33)
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Acts 20:7,18‑21• 7And the first day of the week, we being assembled to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow. And he prolonged the discourse till midnight.
 18And when they were come to him, he said to them, *Ye* know how I was with you all the time from the first day that I arrived in Asia,
 19serving the Lord with all lowliness, and tears, and temptations, which happened to me through the plots of the Jews;
 20how I held back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce it to you, and to teach you publicly and in every house,
 21testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:7,18‑21)
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Acts 28:16,30‑31• 16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the praetorian prefect, but Paul was allowed to remain by himself with the soldier who kept him.
 30And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging, and received all who came to him,
 31preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom unhinderedly. (Acts 28:16,30‑31)
reprove.
Col. 1:28‑29• 28whom *we* announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, to the end that we may present every man perfect in Christ.
 29Whereunto also I toil, combating according to his working, which works in me in power. (Col. 1:28‑29)
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1 Thess. 2:11‑12• 11as ye know how, as a father his own children, we used to exhort each one of you, and comfort and testify,
 12that ye should walk worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:11‑12)
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1 Thess. 5:14• 14But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint hearted, sustain the weak, be patient towards all. (1 Thess. 5:14)
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1 Thess. 5:20• 20do not lightly esteem prophecies; (1 Thess. 5:20)
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Titus 1:13• 13This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith, (Titus 1:13)
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Titus 2:15• 15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise thee. (Titus 2:15)
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Heb. 13:22• 22But I beseech you, brethren, bear the word of exhortation, for it is but in few words that I have written to you. (Heb. 13:22)
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Rev. 3:19• 19I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)
exhort.
1 Tim. 4:13• 13Till I come, give thyself to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. (1 Tim. 4:13)
all.
2 Tim. 2:21,25• 21If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, in separating himself from them, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
 25in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth, (2 Tim. 2:21,25)
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2 Tim. 3:10• 10But *thou* hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance, (2 Tim. 3:10)
• Timothy should devote himself to his ministry with so much the more energy that the assembly was declining, and self-will in Christians was gaining the ascendancy. (“2 Timothy 4” by J.N. Darby)
• "Preach the Word." This was his one responsibility, whatever the state of things around. Indifference, decay, and corruption were increasing, and would increase; but instead of being disheartened, and using this as a reason for inactivity, Timothy was all the more, on this account, to "proclaim the Word." (article #86536)
• All times were to be alike to Timothy; his work must never be intermitted, he must be ever on the watch for an opportunity to fulfill his vocation. (article #86536)
• "Convict" is the same word as "rebuke" in 1 Tim. 5:20, and signifies to convict of sin by demonstration to the conscience. * "Rebuke" has here its proper force, as may be seen from its use, for example, in Mark 8:33, where the Lord rebuked Peter. It is a word therefore that would seem to contemplate opponents to the truth (article #86536)
• "Exhort" is a large word, as is shown by its being translated sometimes "comfort," and sometimes "encourage." Here however "exhort," as we judge, expresses more nearly the apostle's idea; for he adds, "With all longsuffering and teaching." There would therefore be much to encounter in apathy, if not in active opposition, in the service of exhortation; but Timothy was to continue in it spite of all (article #86536)

J. N. Darby Translation

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proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convictd, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "reprove." See 1 Tim. 5.20.

W. Kelly Translation

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preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; convict, rebukea, encourage with all long-suffering and doctrine.

WK Translation Notes

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The order in some MSS. differs in putting "encourage" before "rebuke."