Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Proclaim the word, take thy position - in season, out of season, - convince, rebuke, encourage, - with all long-suffering and teaching.
New American Standard Bible
preach
King James Version
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Holman Bible
Proclaim the message; persist in it whether convenient or not; rebuke, correct, and encourage with great patience and teaching.
International Standard Version
to proclaim the message. Be ready to do this whether or not the time is convenient. Refute, warn, and encourage with the utmost patience when you teach.
A Conservative Version
preach the word, stand ready in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
American Standard Version
preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
Amplified
preach the word [as an official messenger]; be ready when the time is right and even when it is not [keep your sense of urgency, whether the opportunity seems favorable or unfavorable, whether convenient or inconvenient, whether welcome or unwelcome]; correct [those who err in doctrine or behavior], warn [those who sin], exhort and encourage [those who are growing toward spiritual maturity], with inexhaustible patience and [faithful] teaching.
An Understandable Version
Preach the [Gospel] message; be prepared [to do it both] when it is convenient and when it is inconvenient; reprove [i.e., convince people of their wrongdoing], rebuke [i.e., convict people of their sin], and exhort [i.e., urge people to act], with great patience and teaching.
Anderson New Testament
preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching.
Bible in Basic English
Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;
Common New Testament
preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and exhort, with great patience and instruction.
Daniel Mace New Testament
to preach the word with assiduity upon all occasions: reprove, censure, exhort, with the most tender persuasions.
Darby Translation
proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Godbey New Testament
preach the word: be instant in season and out of season; convict, exhort, rebuke, with all longsuffering and teaching.
Goodspeed New Testament
preach the message; be at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people, with perfect patience and willingness to teach.
John Wesley New Testament
be instant in season, out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.
Julia Smith Translation
Proclaim the word; keep fixed seasonably, and unseasonably; refute, censure, beseech, in all longsnffering and teaching.
King James 2000
Preach the word; be diligent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Lexham Expanded Bible
preach the word, be ready in season [and] out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.
Modern King James verseion
preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Preach the word, be fervent; be it in season, or out of season. Improve, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
Moffatt New Testament
I adjure you to preach the word; keep at it in season and out of season, refuting, checking, and exhorting men; never lose patience with them, and never give up your teaching,
NET Bible
Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.
New Heart English Bible
proclaim the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
Noyes New Testament
preach the word, be urgent in season, out of season, confute, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and teaching.
Sawyer New Testament
preach the word, press it in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and instruction;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
preach the word, be urgent, in season, out of season; reprove, enjoin, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Proclaim the Message, be ready in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, encourage, never failing to instruct with forbearance.
Webster
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
Weymouth New Testament
proclaim God's message, be zealous in season and out of season; convince, rebuke, encourage, with the utmost patience as a teacher.
Williams New Testament
preach the message, stay at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people with perfect patience as a teacher.
World English Bible
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
Worrell New Testament
preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.
Worsley New Testament
preach the word, be instant both in season and out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and instruction.
Youngs Literal Translation
preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,
Themes
Christian ministers » Charge delivered to
Diligence » Required by God in » Teaching religion
Diligence » Preserving "the faith" through teaching
Discipline of the church » Consists in » Rebuking offenders
Doctrine » Some not enduring sound doctrine
Exhortation » Exhorting others
Fables » Some being turned to fables
Leaders » Preaching » Encouraged
Ministers » Work of preaching » Encouraged
Ministers » Remuneration of » Required to preach the gospel
Ministers » Should preach » With constancy
go Preach » Work of ministers, preaching encouraged
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Encouraged
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Devotionals
Devotionals about 2 Timothy 4:2
Devotionals containing 2 Timothy 4:2
References
Word Count of 36 Translations in 2 Timothy 4:2
Prayers for 2 Timothy 4:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Charge To Timothy
1 I adjure thee before God, and Christ Jesus - Who is about to be judging living and dead, - both as to his forthshining and his kingdom, 2 Proclaim the word, take thy position - in season, out of season, - convince, rebuke, encourage, - with all long-suffering and teaching. 3 For there will be a season - when, the healthful teaching, they will not endure, but, according to their own covetings, will, unto themselves, heap up teachers, because they have an itching ear,
Phrases
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Cross References
1 Timothy 4:13
While I am coming, be giving heed - to the reading, to the exhorting, to the teaching:
Titus 1:13
This witness, is true, - for which cause, be reproving them sharply, that they may be healthy in their faith,
Titus 2:15
As to these things, be speaking and exhorting and reproving, with all manner of precept: let, no one, disregard thee!
1 Timothy 5:20
But, them who are sinning, before all, do thou reprove, that, the rest also, may have, fear: -
2 Timothy 3:10
But, thou, hast closely studied - my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,
Psalm 40:9
I have told the good-tidings of righteousness in a great convocation, Lo! my lips, do I not restrain, O Yahweh, thou, knowest:
Isaiah 61:1-3
The spirit of My Lord Yahweh, is upon me, - Because Yahweh Hath anointed me to tell good tidings to the oppressed, lath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim To captives, liberty, To them who are bound, the opening of the prison;
Jonah 3:2
Arise, get thee unto Nineveh, the great city, - and cry against it the cry that I am bidding thee.
Luke 4:18-19
The Spirit of the Lord, is upon me, because he hath anointed me - to tell glad tidings unto the destitute; He hath sent me forth, - To proclaim, to captives, a release, and, to the blind, a recovering of sight, - to send away the crushed, with a release;
Luke 7:4
And, they, coming near unto Jesus, began beseeching him earnestly, saying - Worthy, is he for whom thou mayest do this,
Luke 7:23
And, happy, is he, whosoever shall not find occasion of stumbling in me!
Luke 9:60
And he said unto him - Leave, the dead, to bury their own dead; but, thou, departing, be declaring the kingdom of God.
John 4:6-10
Now Jacob's fountain was there. Jesus, therefore, having become toil-worn with the journey, was sitting thus, upon the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.
John 4:32-34
But, he, said unto them - I, have, food, to eat, of which, ye, know not.
Acts 13:5
And, coming to be in Salamis, they declared the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; - and they had, John also, as an attendant.
Acts 16:13
and on the day of rest, we went forth outside the gate, beside a river, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, - and, sitting down, we went on to speak unto the women who had come together.
Acts 16:31-33
And, they, said - Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou, and thy house.
Acts 20:7
And, on the first of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul went on to discourse with them, being about to depart on the morrow; and he prolonged his discourse until midnight.
Acts 20:18-21
And, when they were come to him, he said unto them - Ye yourselves, well know, from the first day when I set foot in Asia, in what manner came to be with you all the time,
Acts 28:16
And, when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself, with the soldier that guarded him.
Acts 28:30-31
And he abode two whole years in his own hired house, and made welcome all who were coming in unto him, -
Romans 10:15
And how shall they proclaim, except they be sent? Even as it is written - How beautiful the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!
Romans 12:12
In hope, rejoicing, in tribulation, enduring, in prayer, persevering,
Galatians 6:6
Howbeit, let him who is being orally instructed in the word, have fellowship with him that is so instructing him, in all good things.
Colossians 1:25
Of which, I, have become minister - according to the administration of God which hath been given unto me to you-ward, to fill up the word of God,
Colossians 1:28-29
Whom we are declaring, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man complete in Christ;
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12
Even as ye know how, unto each one of you, we were as a father unto his own children, consoling you, and soothing, and calling o witness, -
1 Thessalonians 5:14
But we exhort you, brethren - admonish the disorderly, soothe them of little soul, help the weak, be longsuffering towards all:
1 Thessalonians 5:20
Prophesyings, do not despise,
1 Timothy 4:15-16
These things, be thy care, in these things, be thou, that, thine advancement, may be, manifest, unto all:
2 Timothy 2:21
If, therefore, anyone will, for pureness, sever himself from these, he shall be a vessel for honour, hallowed, meet for the Master's use, for every good work, prepared.
2 Timothy 2:25
In meekness, bringing under discipline them that oppose themselves, lest at any time God should give them repentance unto a personal knowledge of truth,
Hebrews 13:22
Now I exhort you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation, - for, even with brief words , have I sent unto you.
Revelation 3:19
I, as many as I tenderly love, I convict and put under discipline: be zealous, therefore, and repent.