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2 Tim. 4:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reproved, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

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Titus 2:15• ¹⁵These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. (Titus 2:15)

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Preach.

Psa. 40:9• ⁹I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. (Psa. 40:9)

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Isa. 61:1‑3• ¹The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
²To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
³To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. (Isa. 61:1‑3)

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Jonah 3:2• ²Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. (Jonah 3:2)

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Luke 4:18‑19• ¹⁸The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
¹⁹To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. (Luke 4:18‑19)

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Luke 9:60• ⁶⁰Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. (Luke 9:60)

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Rom. 10:15• ¹⁵And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! (Rom. 10:15)

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Col. 1:25,28• ²⁵Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
²⁸Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: (Col. 1:25,28)

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Luke 7:4,23• ⁴And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:
²³And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me. (Luke 7:4,23)

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Acts 13:5• ⁵And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister. (Acts 13:5)

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Acts 13• (Acts 13)

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Rom. 12:12• ¹²Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; (Rom. 12:12)

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1 Tim. 4:15‑16• ¹⁵Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
¹⁶Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee. (1 Tim. 4:15‑16)

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John 4:6‑10,32‑34• ⁶Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.
⁷There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
⁸(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat.)
⁹Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
¹⁰Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.
³²But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
³³Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him ought to eat?
³⁴Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. (John 4:6‑10,32‑34)

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Acts 16:13,31‑33• ¹³And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
³¹And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
³²And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.
³³And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. (Acts 16:13,31‑33)

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Acts 20:7,18‑21• ⁷And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
¹⁸And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
¹⁹Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:
²⁰And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
²¹Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward 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 the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
³⁰And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
³¹Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. (Acts 28:16,30‑31)

reprove.

Col. 1:28‑29• ²⁸Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
²⁹Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. (Col. 1:28‑29)

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1 Thess. 2:11‑12• ¹¹As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you, as a father doth his children,
¹²That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:11‑12)

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1 Thess. 5:14• ¹⁴Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. (1 Thess. 5:14)

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1 Thess. 5:20• ²⁰Despise not prophesyings. (1 Thess. 5:20)

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Titus 1:13• ¹³This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, 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 man despise thee. (Titus 2:15)

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Heb. 13:22• ²²And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words. (Heb. 13:22)

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Rev. 3:19• ¹⁹As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. (Rev. 3:19)

exhort.

1 Tim. 4:13• ¹³Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine. (1 Tim. 4:13)

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2 Tim. 2:21,25• ²¹If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
²⁵In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; (2 Tim. 2:21,25)

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2 Tim. 3:10• ¹⁰But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, (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 always 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.

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