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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 reprove, with all authority. Let no man despise thee. (Titus 2:15)

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Preaching,
Rebuke

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Ministry on This Verse

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Preach.
Psa. 40:9•  (Psa. 40:9)
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Isa. 61:1‑3•  (Isa. 61:1‑3)
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Jonah 3:2•  (Jonah 3:2)
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Luke 4:18‑19• 18[The] Spirit of [the] Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach glad tidings to [the] poor; he hath sent me [to heal the broken-hearted], 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• 60{i}But Jesus said to him,{/i} 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 preach unless they have been sent? According as it is written, “How beautiful the feet of those that announce glad tidings of peace, of those that announce glad tidings of good things!” (Rom. 10:15)
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Col. 1:25,28• 25of which I became servant, according to the stewardship of God that was given me for you, to complete the word of God,
 28whom we preach, admonishing every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, 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 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 announced the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they had also John [as] attendant. (Acts 13:5)
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Acts 13•  (Acts 13)
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Rom. 12:12• 12in hope rejoicing; in tribulation enduring, in prayer persevering; (Rom. 12:12)
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1 Tim. 4:15‑16• 15Bestow care on these things; be wholly in them; that thy progress may be manifest to all.
 16Take heed to thyself and the teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou shalt save thyself and those that hear thee. (1 Tim. 4:15‑16)
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John 4:6‑10,32‑34• 6Now a fountain of Jacob was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with the journeying sat thus at the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
 7There cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, Give me to drink
 8(for his disciples had gone away into the city to buy provisions).
 9The Samaritan woman therefore saith to him, How dost thou being a Jew ask to drink of me being 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 saith 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.
 33Then the disciples said to one another, Hath anyone brought him to eat?
 34Jesus saith to them, It is my food that I should do the will of him that sent me, and 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 forth outside the gate by a river where prayer was wont to be: and we sat down and spoke to the women that had come together.
 31and they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, a and thou shalt be saved and thy house.
 32And they spoke to him the word of the Lord b with all that were in his house.
 33And he took them at that hour of the night and washed [them] from their stripes, and was baptized, he and all his immediately. (Acts 16:13,31‑33)
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Acts 20:7,18‑21• 7And on the first [day] of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them, about to depart on the morrow, and prolonged the word till midnight.
 18And when they were come to him, he said to them, Ye know from the first day that I came to Asia how I was with you all the time
 19serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and tears, and temptations, which befell me by the plots of the Jews;
 20how I kept back nothing of what is profitable, so as not to announce to you and to teach you publicly, and from house to house,
 21testifying both to Jews and to 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 he came to Rome [the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the prætorian guard, but] Paul was allowed to remain with the soldier who guarded him.
 30And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging, and received all that came unto him,
 31preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all boldness unhinderedly. (Acts 28:16,30‑31)
reprove.
Col. 1:28‑29• 28whom we preach, admonishing every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ,
 29whereunto also I toil in conflict according to his working that worketh in me in power. (Col. 1:28‑29)
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1 Thess. 2:11‑12• 11just as ye know how each one of you as a father his own children, we [were] exhorting you, and comforting, and testifying
 12that ye should walk worthily of God that calleth you unto his own kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:11‑12)
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1 Thess. 5:14• 14And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all. (1 Thess. 5:14)
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1 Thess. 5:20• 20despise not prophecies; (1 Thess. 5:20)
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Titus 1:13• 13This testimony is true: for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be healthful in the faith, (Titus 1:13)
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Titus 2:15• 15These things speak, and exhort, and reprove, with all authority. Let no man despise thee. (Titus 2:15)
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Heb. 13:22• 22But I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, for also briefly do I write to you. (Heb. 13:22)
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Rev. 3:19• 19I, as many as I love, rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)
exhort.
1 Tim. 4:13• 13Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching. (1 Tim. 4:13)
all.
2 Tim. 2:21,25• 21If one therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, serviceable for the master, prepared unto every good work.
 25in meekness instructing those that oppose, if haply God may give them repentance unto acknowledgment of truth, (2 Tim. 2:21,25)
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2 Tim. 3:10• 10But thou hast followed closely my teaching, course, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, 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 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."