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2 Timothy 4:9

Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

KJV

Σπούδασον ἐλθεῖν πρός με ταχέως.

Greek NT

Demas enim me reliquit, diligens hoc sæculum, et abiit Thessalonicam :

Vulgate

Give diligence to come shortly unto me:

ASV

For Demas hath left me, loving this world, and is gone to Thessalonica:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

5 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
σπουδάζω
spoudazo
verb · 11×
ταχέως
tacheos
adverb · 10×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 2Tim 1:4 — Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
  • 2Tim 1:4 — Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
  • 2Tim 4:21 — Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
  • 2Tim 4:21 — Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
  • Titus 3:12 — When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.