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2 Timothy 2:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.


2 Timothy 2:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Timothy 2:711 words
GreekMeaning
νόειnoei
do considerverbG3539
ho
who / whichrelative pronounG3739
λέγωlegō
I am sayingverbG3004
δώσειdōsei
giveverbG1325
γάρgar
forwordG1063
σοιsoi
youpronounG4771
ho
thearticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
σύνεσινsynesin
understandingnounG4907
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πᾶσινpasin
all thingsadjectiveG3956
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 2:7

The young sailor at sea is inspired with great confidence, if the Master of the ship has been preserved in a shipwreck. For he will not consider that it is from his inexperience that he is exposed to the storm, but from the nature of things; and this has no little effect upon his mind. In war also the Captain, who sees his General wounded and recovered again, is much encouraged. And thus it produces some consolation to the faithful, that the Apostle should have been exposed…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on Second Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Yuki TanakaNote3mo ago
The meaning of sacrifice - 2 Timothy 2
God is faithful in every circumstance. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experi...
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