2 Timothy 4:2

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Summary

2 Timothy 4:2

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

Preach

Reprove

Revelation 3:19

All

2 Timothy 2:21

2 Timothy 3:10

General references

Acts 14:7

1 Timothy 4:11

Bible References

Preach

"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,

"Leave the dead," Jesus rejoined, "to bury their own dead; but you must go and announce far and wide the coming of the Kingdom of God."

And how are men to preach unless they have been sent to do so? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of good!"

I have been appointed to serve the Church in the position of responsibility entrusted to me by God for your benefit, so that I may fully deliver God's Message--

Reprove

Him we preach, admonishing every one and instructing every one, with all possible wisdom, so that we may bring every one into God's presence, made perfect through Christ.

For you know that we acted towards every one of you as a father does towards his own children, encouraging and cheering you,

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the timid, sustain the weak, and be patient towards all.

This testimony is true. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,

Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness. Let no one make light of your authority.

Bear with me, brethren, when I thus exhort you; for, in fact, it is but a short letter that I have written to you.

All whom I hold dear, I reprove and chastise; therefore be in earnest and repent.

All

If therefore a man keeps himself clear of these latter, he himself will be for specially honourable use, consecrated, fit for the Master's service, and fully equipped for every good work.

But you have intimately known my teaching, life, aims, faith, patience, love, resignation,

General references

And there they continued to tell the Good News.

Command this and teach this.