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2 Timothy 2:1

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

KJV

Σὺ οὖν, τέκνον μου, ἐνδυναμοῦ ἐν τῇ χάριτι τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,

Greek NT

Tu ergo fili mi, confortare in gratia, quæ est in Christo Jesu :

Vulgate

Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

ASV

Thou therefore, my son, be strong in Christ Jesus:

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τέκνον
teknon
noun · 99×
χάρις
charis
noun · 155×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐνδυναμόω
endunamoo
verb · 7×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

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

§2636The first Christian communities lived this form of fellowship intensely.116 Thus the Apostle Paul gives them a share in his ministry of preaching the Gospel117 but also intercedes for them.118 The intercession of Christians recognizes no boundaries: "for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions," for persecutors, for the salvation of those who reject the Gospel.119

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 22:13 — Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
  • 1Cor 16:13 — Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
  • 1Cor 16:13 — Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
  • 1John 2:14 — I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overc
  • 1Kgs 2:2 — I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;
  • 1Sam 23:16 — And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
  • 1Tim 1:2 — Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 1Tim 1:2 — Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • 1Tim 1:18 — This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
  • 1Tim 1:18 — This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare;
  • 1Tim 6:20 — O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
  • 2Chr 19:11 — And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be of
  • 2Cor 8:7 — Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
  • 2Cor 12:9 — And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon m
  • 2Pet 3:18 — But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
  • 2Tim 1:2 — To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 2Tim 1:2 — To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 2Tim 1:7 — For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
  • Col 1:11 — Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
  • Dan 10:19 — And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me
  • Dan 11:32 — And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.
  • Deut 31:6 — Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
  • Eph 6:10 — Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
  • Eph 6:10 — Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
  • Gal 1:6 — I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
  • Hag 2:4 — Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith
  • Hag 2:4 — Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith
  • Heb 13:9 — Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
  • Isa 35:4 — Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
  • Josh 1:6 — Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.
  • Josh 1:7 — Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou ma
  • Luke 2:40 — And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
  • Phil 4:1 — Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
  • Phil 4:13 — I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
  • Rom 4:20 — He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
  • Rom 15:1 — We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
  • Zech 8:9 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the prophets, which were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts
  • Zech 10:12 — And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.