2 Timothy 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”

2 Timothy 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Timothy 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Timothy 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”

2 Timothy 2:3 — World English Bible

2 Timothy 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. ”

2 Timothy 2:3 — American Standard Version

2 Timothy 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;”

2 Timothy 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Timothy 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”

2 Timothy 2:3 — Darby Translation

2 Timothy 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou therefore suffer affliction as a good souldier of Iesus Christ.”

2 Timothy 2:3 — Geneva Bible

2 Timothy 2:3 in Context — 2 Timothy 2

1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

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.

3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

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.

5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

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What Does 2 Timothy 2:3 Mean?

2 Timothy 2:3 is a verse from the Book of 2 Timothy, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Timothy chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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