2 Timothy 3:12

“And indeed all who want to live godly in the Messiah Jesus will be persecuted.”

2 Timothy 3:12 · direct translation from the Greek
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2 Timothy 3:12, word by word

wantθέλοντεςthelontes

want

To have the desire or the resolve for something.

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to liveζῆνzēn

live

To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.

Where else “zēn” appears
godlyεὐσεβῶςeusebōs

in a godly way

In a godly way, with reverence toward God.

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the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christōi” appears
JesusἸησοῦIēsou

Jesus

Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).

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will be persecutedδιωχθήσονταιdiōchthēsontai

persecute

To go after someone to harm them.

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The context

11persecutions, sufferings, such as happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra, what persecutions I endured; and the Lord rescued me from all of them.

12 · This verse (above)

13But evil people and impostors will advance from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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