2 Timothy 1:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;”

2 Timothy 1:8 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Timothy 1:820 words

GreekMeaning

ΜὴMē

NotadverbG3361

οὖνoun

thereforewordG3767

ἐπαισχυνθῇςepaischynthēs

you may be ashamed ofverbG1870

τὸto

thearticleG3588

μαρτύριονmartyrion

testimonynounG3142

τοῦtou

of thearticleG3588

κυρίουkyriou

LordnounG2962

ἡμῶνhēmōn

of uspronounG1473

μηδὲmēde

norwordG3366

ἐμὲeme

of me myselfpronounG1473

τὸνton

thearticleG3588

δέσμιονdesmion

prisonernounG1198

αὐτοῦautou

of HimpronounG846

ἀλλὰalla

butwordG235

συγκακοπάθησονsynkakopathēson

do suffer togetherverbG4777

τῷtō

for thearticleG3588

εὐαγγελίῳeuangeliō

gospelnounG2098

κατὰkata

according toprepositionG2596

δύναμινdynamin

the powernounG1411

θεοῦtheou

of GodnounG2316

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 1:8

There is nothing worse than that man should measure and judge of divine things by human reasonings. For thus he will fall from that rock a vast distance, and be deprived of the light. For if he who wishes with human eyes to apprehend the rays of the sun will not only not apprehend them, but, besides this failure, will sustain great injury; so, but in a higher degree, is he in a way to suffer this, and abusing the gift of God, who would by human reasonings gaze intently on…
Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 2 on Second Timothy

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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