Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,
New American Standard Bible
But you,
King James Version
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Holman Bible
But as for you, be serious about everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist,
International Standard Version
But you must be clear-headed about everything. Endure suffering. Do the work of an evangelist. Devote yourself completely to your ministry.
A Conservative Version
But be thou sober in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, bring thy ministry to fullness.
American Standard Version
But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
Amplified
But as for you, be clear-headed in every situation [stay calm and cool and steady], endure every hardship [without flinching], do the work of an evangelist, fulfill [the duties of] your ministry.
An Understandable Version
But you should be sober-minded about everything, [willing to] endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Anderson New Testament
But do you be watchful in all things, endure evil, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.?
Bible in Basic English
But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.
Common New Testament
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Daniel Mace New Testament
be you then entirely upon the watch: be insensible to toil: perform the work of an evangelist, and discharge your ministerial function.
Darby Translation
But thou, be sober in all things, bear evils, do the work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.
Godbey New Testament
But be thou sober in all things, suffer affliction, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Goodspeed New Testament
But you must always be composed; do not shrink from hardship; do your work as a missionary, and your whole duty as a minister.
John Wesley New Testament
But watch thou in all things, endure affliction, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou be sober in all things, suffer ill treatment, do the work of the bearer of good news, render thy service perfectly certain.
King James 2000
But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Modern King James verseion
But you watch in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fully carry out your ministry.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But watch thou in all things, and suffer adversity, and do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thine office unto the utmost.
Moffatt New Testament
Whatever happens, be self-possessed, flinch from no suffering, do your work as an evangelist, and discharge all your duties as a minister.
Montgomery New Testament
But as for you, be always self-controlled, face hardships, do the work of a missionary, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
NET Bible
You, however, be self-controlled in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist's work, fulfill your ministry.
New Heart English Bible
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
Noyes New Testament
But be thou watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully accomplish thy ministry.
Sawyer New Testament
But do you be sober in all things, endure evil, do the work of an evangelist, perform fully your ministry.
The Emphasized Bible
But, thou, - be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do, the work, of an evangelist, thy ministry, completely fulfill;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But watch thou in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully discharge thy ministry.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But you, Timothy, must always be temperate. Face hardships; do the work of a Missionary; discharge all the duties of your Office.
Webster
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
Weymouth New Testament
But as for you, you must exercise habitual self-control, and not live a self-indulgent life, but do the duty of an evangelist and fully discharge the obligations of your office.
Williams New Testament
But you, on your part, must always keep your head cool, suffer hardship, do your work as a herald of the good news, and so fill your ministry to the brim.
World English Bible
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
Worrell New Testament
But be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully accomplish your ministry.
Worsley New Testament
But be thou watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, give full proof of thy ministry.
Themes
Afflictions » Enduring afflictions
divine Call » To work » In evangelizing the world
Christian ministers » Charge delivered to
Christian ministers » Called » Evangelists
Evangelism » Doing the work of an evangelist
Ministers » Should be » Watchful
Ministers » Should make full proof of their ministry
Titles and names of ministers » Evangelists
Watchfulness » Ministers exhorted to
Watchfulness » Should be » In all things
religious Work » Helpful various forms of, to which men are called » In evangelizing the world
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 4:5
Images 2 Timothy 4:5
Prayers for 2 Timothy 4:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Charge To Timothy
4 and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside. 5 And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance, 6 for I am already being poured out, and the time of my release hath arrived;
Cross References
2 Timothy 1:8
therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,
Acts 21:8
and on the morrow Paul and his company having gone forth, we came to Caesarea, and having entered into the house of Philip the evangelist -- who is of the seven -- we remained with him,
Colossians 4:17
and say to Archippus, 'See to the ministration that thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou mayest fulfil it.'
2 Timothy 2:3
thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;
Ephesians 4:11
and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,
1 Timothy 4:12
let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;
2 Timothy 3:10-12
And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,
Isaiah 62:6
'On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,
Jeremiah 6:17
And I have raised up for you watchmen, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet. And they say, 'We do not attend.'
Ezekiel 3:17
that there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man, a watchman I have given thee to the house of Israel, and thou hast heard from My mouth a word, and hast warned them from Me.
Ezekiel 33:2
Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land -- when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman.
Ezekiel 33:7
And thou, son of man, A watchman I gave thee to the house of Israel, And thou hast heard from My mouth a word, And thou hast warned them from Me.
Mark 13:34
as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;
Mark 13:37
and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.'
Luke 12:37
'Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;
Acts 20:30-31
and of your own selves there shall arise men, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Romans 15:19
in power of signs and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God; so that I, from Jerusalem, and in a circle as far as Illyricum, have fully preached the good news of the Christ;
Colossians 1:25
of which I -- I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,
1 Thessalonians 5:6
so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,
1 Timothy 4:15
of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;
2 Timothy 2:10
because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that is in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during.
Hebrews 13:17
Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.
1 Peter 1:13
Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Revelation 3:2
become watching, and strengthen the rest of the things that are about to die, for I have not found thy works fulfilled before God.
Isaiah 56:9-10
Every beast of the field, Come to devour, every beast in the forest.