2 Timothy 2:1–2
Paul asks Timothy to pass on what he learned to faithful people who will teach others
Study it word by word1You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in the Messiah Jesus;
2and what you heard from me through many witnesses, entrust these things to faithful people who will be able to teach others also.
In its context
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3Share in suffering as a good soldier of the Messiah Jesus.
4No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
Its words in the original
- τέκνονteknon· child
Child, son, daughter.
- ἐνδυναμοῦendynamou· strengthen
Strengthen, make strong.
- χάριτιchariti· grace
Grace, favor.
- ΧριστῷChristōi· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- ἸησοῦIēsou· 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).
- ἤκουσαςēkousas· hear, listen
Hear, listen; also heed.
- πολλῶνpollōn· much, many
Much, great; in the plural, many.
- μαρτύρωνmartyrōn· witness
Witness.
- παράθουparathou· set before
Put before, serve; entrust to someone's care.
- πιστοῖςpistois· faithful, believing
Faithful, trustworthy; also believing, a believer.
- ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois· human being, man
Human being, person, man (without distinguishing male or female).
- ἱκανοὶhikanoi· enough, worthy
Sufficient, fit, worthy; also many, a large number.
- ἔσονταιesontai· be
Be, exist.
- ἑτέρουςheterous· other, another
Other, another, different.
- διδάξαιdidaxai· teach
Teach.