2 Timotius 4:9

Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings

4:9 Make every effort to come to me soon.

2 Timotius 2:13

2:13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself. ¹ 

2 Timotius 2:25

2:25 correcting ²  opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth ³ 

2 Timotius 2:15

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. ⁴ 

2 Timotius 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ⁵  be ready ⁶  whether it is convenient or not, ⁷  reprove, rebuke, exhort ⁸  with complete patience and instruction.

[2:13]  ¹ sn If we are unfaithful…he cannot deny himself. This could be (1) a word of warning (The Lord will exact punishment; he cannot deny his holiness) or (2) a word of hope (Because of who he is, he remains faithful to us despite our lapses). The latter is more likely, since Paul consistently cites God’s faithfulness as a reassurance, not as a warning (cf. especially Rom 3:3; also 1 Cor 1:9; 10:13; 2 Cor 1:18; 1 Thess 5:24; 2 Thess 3:3).

[2:25]  ² sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

[2:25]  ³ tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”

[2:15]  ⁴ sn Accurately is a figure of speech that literally means something like “cutting a straight road.” In regard to the message of truth, it means “correctly handling” or “imparting it without deviation.”

[4:2]  ⁵ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ⁶ tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ⁸ tn Or “encourage.”