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2 Timothy 3 — Sermon Preparation
Paul describes the godlessness that will mark the last days and affirms that all Scripture, breathed out by God, is profitable for training in righteousness. Below is a research summary for 2 Timothy 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 235 / 139
- Greek words / lemmas
- 14
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
2 Timothy 3 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| μανθάνω | manthánō | G3129 | 3 | learn, understand |
| προκόπτω | prokóptō | G4298 | 2 | increase, proceed, profit, be far spent |
| διωγμός | diōgmós | G1375 | 2 | persecution |
| ἀνθίστημι | anthístēmi | G436 | 2 | resist, withstand |
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 3 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
| διδασκαλία | didaskalía | G1319 | 2 | doctrine, learning, teaching |
| πλανάω | planáō | G4105 | 2 | go astray, deceive, err, seduce |
How preachers through history handled this text
14 public-domain excerpts on 2 Timothy 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Those who would learn the things of God, and be assured of them, must know the Holy Scriptures, for they are the Divine revelation. The age of children is the age to learn; and those who would get true learning, must get it out of the Scriptures. They must not lie by us neglected, seldom or never looked into. The Bible is a sure guide to eternal life. The prophets and apostles did not speak from themselves, but delivered what they received of God, 2Pe 1:21. It is profitable for all purposes of the Christian life. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Timothy 3:14–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Antioch 2— 2 Tim 3:11
- Iconium— 2 Tim 3:11
- Lystra— 2 Tim 3:11
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