properly · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
and
γάρgar
G1063
properly · conjunction
Lord
κύριοςkurios
G2962
supreme in authority · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
give
δώσειdōsei
G1325
to give (used in a very wide application · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person singular
thee
σοίsoí
G4671
to thee
understanding
σύνεσινsunesin
G4907
a mental putting together · noun — accusative singular feminine
in
ἐνen
G1722
"in · preposition
things
πᾶσιν.¶pasin
G3956
all · adjective — dative plural neuter
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
1 John 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is tr…
Genesis 41:38-39 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
Luke 24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
Proverbs 2:3-6 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to you…
Ephesians 1:17-18 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
Luke 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:1-7
Here Paul encourages Timothy to constancy and perseverance in his work: Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, Ti2 2:1. Observe, Those who have work to do for God must stir up themselves to do it, and strengthen themselves for it. Being strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus may be understood in opposition to the weakness of grace. Where there is the truth of grace there must be a labouring after the strength of grace. As our trials increase, we have need to grow stronger and stronger in that which is good; our faith stronger, our resolution stronger, our love to God and Christ stronger. Or it may be understood in opposition to our being strong in our own strength: "Be strong,…
Consider the force of the illustrations I have given from the soldier, the contender in the games, and the husbandmen, as applying to thyself in thy ministry.
and the Lord give, &c.--The oldest manuscripts read, "for the Lord will give thee understanding." Thou canst understand my meaning so as personally to apply it to thyself; for the Lord will give thee understanding when thou seekest it from Him "in all things." Not intellectual perception, but personal appropriation of the truths metaphorically expressed, was what he needed to be given him by the Lord.
Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 2:7
Consider what I say - Apply my metaphors and similitudes in a proper manner.
And the Lord give thee understanding - But instead of δῳη, may he give, ACDEFG, several others, besides versions and fathers, have δωσει he will give. Consider thou properly, and God will give thee a proper understanding of all things that concern thy own peace, and the peace and prosperity of his Church. Think as well as read.
John Gill on 2 Timothy 2:7
Consider what I say,.... The advice given by the apostle to Timothy, to be strong in the grace of Christ; to commit the doctrines of the Gospel to faithful and able men; and to endure hardness for the sake of it: as also the characters which he bore as a soldier, a runner in a race, or a wrestler, and an husbandman; and therefore must not expect ease and rest, but war, difficulties, toil, and labour; and likewise under what titles Christ was to be regarded; as his General, and Captain of salvation, that commanded him; as the righteous Judge, that held the prize and crown for which he was running; and the chief Shepherd, who would reward all his labours; and moreover, the glorious reward of g…
The Church Fathers
"Consider what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding in all things." It is on this account that he has spoken these things in proverb and parable. Then again to show his affectionate disposition, he ceases not to pray for him, as fearing for his own son...
For virginity of such a kind is impure, and disowned by all good works. For "every tree whatsoever is known from its fruits." "See that you understand what I say: God will give you understanding." [2 Timothy 2:7] For whosoever engages before God to preserve sanctity must be girded with all the holy power of God. And, if with true fear he crucify his body, he for the sake of the fear of God excuses himself from that word in which the Scripture has said: "Be fruitful, and multiply," [Genesis 1:28] and shuns all the display, and care, and sensuality, and fascination of this world, and its revelries and its drunkenness, and all its luxury and ease, and withdraws from the entire life of this world, and from its snares, and nets, and hindrances; and, while you walk upon the earth, be zealous that your work and your business be in heaven.
Understand what I say. For may the Lord give you understanding in everything. Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David according to my Gospel. Since Paul spoke everything in parables, those of the soldier, those of the athlete, those of the farmer, he says: Understand what I say. For whose sake does he say this? in everything, Paul says, so that you may also understand these things as you ought, and do the other things as you must. Remember Jesus Christ, risen. At the same time, Paul also makes the argument against heretics stronger and stimulates discussion: showing that Christ, through suffering, came and conquered death by death. of the seed of David. For already some heretics from that time denied the privilege of God, who considered it a disgrace that the Son of God should suffer, and therefore perhaps introduced unbelievable ideas, not knowing that He had given this as a sign of His highest kindness and goodness. according to my Gospel. For even false apostles preached the Gospel, but badly, as my Gospel, he says, confirms.
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
1. Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
1. Tu ergo, fili mi, fortis esto in gratia, quae est in Christo Iesu.
2. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
2. Et quae a me audisti per multos testes, haec commenda fidelibus hominibus, qui idonei erunt ad alios etiam docendos.
3. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
3. Tu igitur feras afflictions, ut bonus miles Iesu Christi.
4. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
4. Nemo, qui milita…
