2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2:24–26

24And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing. 25He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth. 26Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.

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2 Timothy 2:24

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
AndδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
a servantδοῦλονdoulonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG1401 a male slave
ofΚυρίουKyriouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
mustδεῖdeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1163 it is necessary, inevitable
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
be quarrelsomeμάχεσθαιmachesthaiVerb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassiveG3164 I engage in battle, fight, strive
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
must beεἶναιeinaiVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG1510 I am, exist
kindἤπιονēpionAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG2261 placid, gentle
toπρὸςprosPrepositionG4314 to, towards, with
everyoneπάνταςpantasAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
able to teachδιδακτικόνdidaktikonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG1317 able to teach, apt to teach
forbearingἀνεξίκακονanexikakonAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG420 enduring evil, patient of evil

2 Timothy 2:25

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
gentlyπραΰτητιprautētiNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG4240 mildness, gentleness
reproveπαιδεύονταpaideuontaVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularG3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise
those whoτοὺςtousArticle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3588 the
opposeἀντιδιατιθεμένουςantidiatithemenousVerb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine PluralG475 I oppose
in the hope thatμή‿mēAdverbG3361 not, lest
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
may grantδώῃdōēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularG1325 I offer, give
themαὐτοῖςautoisPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3341 repentance, a change of mind
leading toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
a knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1922 knowledge, discernment, recognition
ofἀληθείαςalētheiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG225 truth

2 Timothy 2:26

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ThenκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
they will come to their sensesἀνανήψωσινananēpsōsinVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person PluralG366 I become sober again, recover sound sense
theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
snareπαγίδοςpagidosNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG3803 a snare, trap
of theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
devilδιαβόλουdiabolouAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1228 slanderous, the Slanderer, the Devil
has taken them captiveἐζωγρημένοιezōgrēmenoiVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG2221 I capture alive
toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
hisἐκείνουekeinouDemonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG1565 that, that one there, yonder
willθέλημαthelēmaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG2307 will, wish, desire

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2 Timothy 2:24 Titus 3:2 · James 1:19–20 · Titus 1:7 · 1 Timothy 3:2–3 · 1 Thessalonians 2:7 · Philippians 2:14 · Ephesians 4:2 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · Philippians 2:3 · Colossians 3:13 · James 3:17 · 1 Peter 3:8

2 Timothy 2:25 Acts 11:18 · Galatians 6:1 · 1 Timothy 2:4 · 1 John 5:16 · Acts 8:22 · Matthew 11:29 · 1 Peter 3:15 · Acts 5:31 · Acts 20:21 · John 5:34 · Acts 2:38 · Jeremiah 13:15–17

2 Timothy 2:26 1 Timothy 3:7 · Isaiah 49:25–26 · Psalm 124:7 · Colossians 1:13 · Isaiah 42:6–7 · Isaiah 8:15 · Revelation 20:2–3 · Ephesians 5:14 · Job 1:12 · 2 Peter 2:18–20 · Revelation 12:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.