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2 Timothy 1:17

But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

KJV

ἀλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ σπουδαίως ἐζήτησέν με καὶ εὗρεν

Greek NT

sed cum Romam venisset, sollicite me quæsivit, et invenit.

Vulgate

but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me

ASV

But when he was come to Rome, he carefully sought me and found me.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

Places Rome

In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
εὑρίσκω
eurisko
verb · 175×
ζητέω
zeteo
verb · 117×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
σπουδαίως
spoudaios
adverb · 3×
ἀλλά
alla
conjunction · 636×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ῥώμη
rome
noun · 8×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: σπουδαίως | WH/Treg/NIV: σπουδαίως | RP: σπουδαιότερον
  • σπουδαίωςSBLGNT
  • σπουδαίωςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • σπουδαιότερονRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Heb 6:10 — For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.