Passage Research
2 Timothy 2 — Sermon Preparation
Paul calls Timothy to endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ, to handle the word of truth correctly, and to pursue righteousness while avoiding useless disputes. Below is a research summary for 2 Timothy 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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2 Timothy 2 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἀρνέομαι | arnéomai | G720 | 3 | deny, refuse |
| λόγος | lógos | G3056 | 4 | account, cause, communication, concerning |
| ἀθλέω | athléō | G118 | 2 | strive |
| πιστός | pistós | G4103 | 3 | believe, faithful, sure, true |
| ἀλήθεια | alḗtheia | G225 | 3 | true, truly, truth, verity |
| ὑπομένω | hypoménō | G5278 | 2 | abide, endure, patient, suffer |
| σκεῦος | skeûos | G4632 | 2 | goods, sail, stuff, vessel |
How preachers through history handled this text
21 public-domain excerpts on 2 Timothy 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The more we follow that which is good, the faster and the further we shall flee from that which is evil. The keeping up the communion of saints, will take us from fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness. See how often the apostle cautions against disputes in religion; which surely shows that religion consists more in believing and practising what God requires, than in subtle disputes. Those are unapt to teach, who are apt to strive, and are fierce and froward. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Timothy 2:22–30 (Public Domain)
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