2 Timotius 3:10-15

Continue in What You Have Learned

3:10 You, however, ¹  have followed my teaching, my ²  way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, 3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ³  that happened to me in Antioch, ⁴  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ⁵  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all. 3:12 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 3:13 But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, ⁶  deceiving others and being deceived themselves. ⁷  3:14 You, however, must continue ⁸  in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know ⁹  who taught you ¹⁰  3:15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

[3:10]  ¹ sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.

[3:10]  ² tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.

[3:11]  ³ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

[3:11]  ⁴ map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.

[3:11]  ⁵ sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

[3:11]  map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2

[3:13]  ⁶ tn Grk “will advance to the worse.”

[3:13]  ⁷ tn Grk “deceiving and being deceived.”

[3:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “but you, continue,” a command.

[3:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.

[3:14]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “those from whom you learned.”