2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Preach	κήρυξον kēruxon	G2784	to herald (as a public crier) · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
word	λόγον, logon	G3056	something said (including the thought) · noun — accusative singular masculine
instant	ἐπίστηθι epistēthi	G2186	to stand upon · verb — second aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
season	εὐκαίρως eukairōs	G2122	opportunely · adverb
season	ἀκαίρως, akairōs	G171	inopportunely · adverb
reprove	ἔλεγξον, elegxon	G1651	to confute · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
rebuke	ἐπιτίμησον, epitimēson	G2008	to tax upon · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
exhort	παρακάλεσον parakaleson	G3870	to call near · verb — aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular
with	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
all	πάσῃ pasē	G3956	all · adjective — dative singular feminine
longsuffering	μακροθυμίᾳ makrothumia	G3115	longanimity · noun — dative singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
doctrine	διδαχῇ. didachēa	G1322	instruction (the act or the matter) · noun — dative singular feminine

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

1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
1 Timothy 4:15-16 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
1 Timothy 4:13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Titus 2:15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
2 Timothy 2:21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto…
Titus 1:13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
Galatians 6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Observe, I. How awfully this charge is introduced (Ti2 4:1): I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. Observe, The best of men have need to be awed into the discharge of their duty. The work of a minister is not an indifferent thing, but absolutely necessary. Woe be to him if he preach not the gospel, Co1 9:16. To induce him to faithfulness, he must consider, 1. That the eye of God and Jesus Christ was upon him: I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ; that is, "as thou tenderest the favour of God and Jesus Christ; as thou wilt approve thyself to God and Jesus Christ, by the obligations both of na…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:2

Preach--literally, "proclaim as a herald." The term for the discourses in the synagogue was daraschoth; the corresponding Greek term (implying dialectial style, dialogue, and discussion, Act 17:2, Act 17:18; Act 18:4, Act 18:19) is applied in Acts to discourses in the Christian Church. JUSTIN MARTYR [Apology, 2], describes the order of public worship, "On Sunday all meet and the writings of the apostles and prophets are read; then the president delivers a discourse; after this all stand up and pray; then there is offered bread and wine and water; the president likewise prays and gives thanks, and the people solemnly assent, saying, Amen." The bishops and presbyters had the right and duty to…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word - Κηρυξον τον λογον· Proclaim the doctrine, the doctrine of Christ crucified, for the sins of the whole world; the doctrine, that the Gentiles are invited to be fellow heirs with the Jews, and that for Jews and Gentiles there is no salvation but by faith in Christ. Be instant in season, out of season - Επιστηθι ευκαιρως, ακαιρως. Be urgent whether the times be prosperous or adverse, whenever there is an opportunity; and when there is none, strive to make one. The Judge is at the door, and to every man eternity is at hand! Wherever thou meetest a sinner, speak to him the word of reconciliation. Do not be contented with stated times and accustomed places merely; all time and pl…

The Church Fathers

Every occasion constitutes an opportune time for preaching.
— Theodore of Mopsuestia, COMMENTARY ON 2 TIMOTHY

Preaching is always appropriate, whether to those who hear willingly or not.
— Pelagius, PELAGIUS'S COMMENTARY ON THE SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY

Every occasion is appropriate for teaching, so long as this is done boldly and with forethought.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, INTERPRETATION OF THE SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Revelation of Christ — The second advent of Christ. Three different Greek words are used by the apostles to express this, (1) apokalupsis (1 Cor. 1;7; 2 Thess. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:7, 13); (2) parousia (Matt. 24:3, 27; 1 Thess.…
Diligence · Preserving “the faith” through teaching — Preserving “the faith” through teaching
Discipline Of The Church · Consists in: Rebuking offenders — Consists in: Rebuking offenders
Longsuffering · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Ministers · Should preach: With constancy — Should preach: With constancy
Reproof · 9:7,8;10:17;12:1;13:18;15:5,10,12,31,32;17:10;19:25;21:11;25:12;26:5;27:5,6;28:23; — 9:7,8;10:17;12:1;13:18;15:5,10,12,31,32;17:10;19:25;21:11;25:12;26:5;27:5,6;28:23;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Timothy 4:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Timothy 4:2

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 4:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 4:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Timothy 4:2

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Timothy 4:2

John Calvin on 2 Timothy 4:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Timothy 4:1-8