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2 Timothy 2:3

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And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.	Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.	No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Thou^G4771 therefore^G3767 endure hardness^G2553, as a good^G2570 soldier^G4757 of Jesus^G2424 Christ^G5547.

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Original Greek

σὺ οὖν κακοπάθησον, ὡς καλὸς στρατιώτης Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
σὺ	su	G4771	P-2NS	Thou
οὖν	oun	G3767	CONJ	therefore
κακοπάθησον,	kakopathēson	G2553	V-AAM-2S	endure hardness
ὡς	hōs	G5613	ADV	as
καλὸς	kalos	G2570	A-NSM	a good
στρατιώτης	stratiōtēs	G4757	N-NSM	soldier
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	G2424	N-GSM	of Jesus
Χριστοῦ.	Christou	G5547	N-GSM	Christ

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G2424 — Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs, ee-ay-sooce'): Jesus — of Hebrew origin (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites:--Jesus.
• G2553 — κακοπαθέω (kakopathéō, kak-op-ath-eh'-o): I suffer evil, endure affliction — from the same as κακοπάθεια; to undergo hardship:--be afflicted, endure afflictions (hardness), suffer trouble.
• G2570 — καλός (kalós, kal-os'): beautiful, good, worthy — of uncertain affinity; properly, beautiful, but chiefly (figuratively) good (literally or morally), i.e. valuable or virtuous (for appearance or use, and thus distinguished from ἀγαθός, which is properly intrinsic):--X better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy.
• G3767 — οὖν (oûn, oon): therefore, then — apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
• G4757 — στρατιώτης (stratiṓtēs, strat-ee-o'-tace): a soldier — from a presumed derivative of the same as στρατιά; a camper-out, i.e. a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively):--soldier.
• G4771 — σύ (sý, soo): you — the personal pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See also σέ, σοί, σοῦ; and for the plural ὑμᾶς, ὑμεῖς, ὑμῖν, ὑμῶν.
• G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G5613 — ὡς (hōs, hoce): as, like as, how, while, so that — probably adverb of comparative from ὅς; which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows):--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• a good — 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Ephesians 6:11-18, 1 Timothy 1:18
• endure — 1 Corinthians 13:7, 2 Corinthians 1:6, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 2:10, 2 Timothy 3:11, 2 Timothy 4:5, Hebrews 6:15, Hebrews 10:32, Hebrews 11:27, Hebrews 12:2-3, James 1:12

Reciprocal references (19): Numbers 4:23, Numbers 8:24, Numbers 16:5, Joshua 10:9, Judges 3:2, 2 Samuel 11:11, 1 Chronicles 26:6, Nehemiah 4:17, Proverbs 27:17, Jeremiah 13:5, Luke 9:60, Luke 10:2, Acts 23:31, 1 Corinthians 9:7, 1 Corinthians 16:13, 2 Corinthians 10:4, Philemon 1:2, Hebrews 11:25, Revelation 1:9

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: LEADERS, RELIGIOUS
• Torrey’s: SAINTS, COMPARED TO, TITLES AND NAMES OF MINISTERS
• Nave’s: AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES, CHURCH, DECISION, GOSPEL, MINISTER, Christian, PARABLES, PERSEVERANCE, RESIGNATION, RIGHTEOUS, SOLDIERS, WAR

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