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2 Timothy 4:18 — King James Version← Study notes

And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.


2 Timothy 4:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Timothy 4:1825 words
GreekMeaning
ῥύσεταίrhysetai
Will deliververbG4506
μεme
mepronounG1473
ho
thearticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
παντὸςpantos
everyadjectiveG3956
ἔργουergou
deednounG2041
πονηροῦponērou
eviladjectiveG4190
καὶkai
andwordG2532
σώσειsōsei
will bring me safelyverbG4982
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
βασιλείανbasileian
kingdomnounG932
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐπουράνιονepouranion
heavenlyadjectiveG2032
to whom isrelative pronounG3739
thearticleG3588
δόξαdoxa
glorynounG1391
εἰςeis
untoprepositionG1519
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
αἰῶναςaiōnas
agesnounG165
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
αἰώνωνaiōnōn
agesnounG165
ἀμήνamēn
AmenparticleG281
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 4:18

See how near he had been to death. He had fallen into the very jaws of the lion. For he calls Nero a lion from his ferocity, and the violent and daring character of his government. “The Lord delivered me,” he says, “and will deliver.” But if he says, “He will deliver me,” why does he say, “I am ready to be offered”? Attend to the expression, “He delivered me,” he says, “from the lion's mouth”; and again, “He will deliver me,” not from the lion's mouth, but “from every evil…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 10 on Second Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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