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2 Timothy 4 — Sermon Preparation
Paul issues a solemn charge to preach the word in season and out of season, then speaks with confidence of his imminent death and the crown awaiting him. Below is a research summary for 2 Timothy 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 327 / 166
- Greek words / lemmas
- 16
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
2 Timothy 4 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| αἰών | aiṓn | G165 | 3 | age, course, eternal, ever |
| πληροφορέω | plērophoréō | G4135 | 2 | most surely believe, fully know, make full proof of |
| ἐπιφάνεια | epipháneia | G2015 | 2 | appearing, brightness |
| ἀπολείπω | apoleípō | G620 | 2 | leave, remain |
| ἔργον | érgon | G2041 | 3 | deed, doing, labour, work |
| σπουδάζω | spoudázō | G4704 | 2 | do diligence, be diligent, endeavour, labour |
| ἐφίστημι | ephístēmi | G2186 | 2 | assault, come, be at hand, present |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on 2 Timothy 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We need no more to make us happy, than to have the Lord Jesus Christ with our spirits; for in him all spiritual blessings are summed up. It is the best prayer we can offer for our friends, that the Lord Jesus Christ may be with their spirits, to sanctify and save them, and at last to receive them to himself. Many who believed as Paul, are now before the throne, giving glory to their Lord: may we be followers of them.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Timothy 4:19–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Dalmatia— 2 Tim 4:10
- Galatia— 2 Tim 4:10
- Thessalonica— 2 Tim 4:10
- Ephesus— 2 Tim 4:12
- Troas— 2 Tim 4:13
- Corinth— 2 Tim 4:20
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