2 Timothy 2:10
in 2 Timothy 2For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
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ASV
Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
KJV
Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
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This verse in 2 Timothy 2
Commentary
11 notes on this verseTherefore, I endure all things: he shows the cause; for it is not the pain, but the cause, that makes a martyr. But there are two causes involved in martyrdom: namely, for the honor of God and the salvation of our neighbor. For the honor …
This site's exposition
for the sake of the elect
Paul endures all things for the sake of the elect, so that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. The elect here are those God will yet call through the word that verse 9 declares unchained.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
In which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal, but the word of God is not imprisoned. Therefore, I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation, which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. in which …
"Therefore I endure all things," he says, "for the elect's sake, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory." Behold another incentive. I endure these things, he says, not for myself, but for the salvation of others. It was in my power to have lived free from danger; to have suffered none of these things, if I had consulted my own interest. On what account then do I suffer these things? For the good of others, that others may obtain eternal life. What then dost thou promise thyself? He has not said, simply on account of these particular persons; but "for the elect's sake." If God has chosen them, it becomes us to suffer everything for their sakes. "That they also may obtain salvation." By saying, "they also," he means, as well as we. For God hath chosen us also; and as God suffered for our sakes, so should we suffer for their sakes. Thus it is a matter of retribution, not of favor. On the part of God it was grace, for He having received no previous benefit, hath done us good: but on our parts it is retribution, we having previously received benefits from God, suffer for these, for whom we suffer, in order "that they may obtain salvation." What sayest thou? What salvation? Art thou who wast not the author of salvation to thyself, but wast destroying thyself, art thou the author of salvation to others? Surely not, and therefore he adds, "salvation that is in Christ Jesus"; that which is truly salvation, "with eternal glory." Present things are afflictive, but they are but on earth. Present things are ignominious, but they are temporary. They are full of bitterness and pain; but they last only to-day and to-morrow. Such is not the nature of the good things, they are eternal, they are in heaven. That is true glory, this is dishonor.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Here is yet another exhortation. It is not for myself, he says, that I endure, but for the salvation of others: not so that I myself may be glorified, but for others. Who then are they? God's chosen ones. Therefore, if God has chosen them, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
(2.) The elect are designed to obtain salvation: God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation, 1 Thess. v. 9 . (3.) This salvation is in Christ Jesus, in him as the fountain, the purchaser, and the giver of it; and it is accompanied with eternal glory: there is no salvation in Christ Jesus without it.
Therefore - Encouraged by this, that "the word of God be not bound." I endure all things - See the spirit of a real Christian? Who would not wish to be likeminded? Salvation is deliverance from all evil; glory, the enjoyment of all good.
4 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Therefore I endure all things for the elects' sakes,....
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
For the elect’s sake - For the sake of the Gentiles, elected by God’s goodness to enjoy every privilege formerly possessed by the Jews, and, in addition to these, all the blessings of the Gospel; the salvation of Christ here, and eternal glory hereafter.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Glory is the full expansion of salvation (Ac 2:47; So grace and glory (Ps 84:12).
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes; - see the notes at 2Co 1:6. The sense is, What I suffer is in the cause of the church, spoken of here, as it is often, as chosen, or elected; see the notes at Eph 1:4. That they may also obtain the salvation, ... - Their salvation, though they, were elected, could not be secured without proper efforts. The meaning of the apostle here is, that he was willing to suffer if he might save others; and any one ought to be willing to suffer in order to secure the salvation of the elect - for it was an object for which the Redeemer was willing to lay down his life.
The words behind it
19 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| διὰ | dia | Because of | G1223 → | 664 times |
| τοῦτο | touto | this | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| πάντα | panta | all things | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ὑπομένω | hupomeno | I endure | G5278 → | |
| διὰ | dia | for the sake of | G1223 → | 664 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐκλεκτούς, | eklektous | elect, | G1588 → | |
| ἵνα | ina | so that | G2443 → | 668 times |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| αὐτοὶ | autoi | they themselves | G846 → | 5565 times |
| σωτηρίας | soterias | [the] salvation | G4991 → | |
| τύχωσιν | tuchosin | may obtain | G5177 → | |
| τῆς | tes | that [is] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| Χριστῷ | christo | Christ | G5547 → | 523 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 → | 461 times |
| δόξης | doxes | glory | G1391 → | |
| αἰωνίου.¶ | aioniou | eternal. | G166 → |
διὰBecause of
diaG1223 →664 times
τοῦτοthis
toutoG3778 →1381 times
πάνταall things
pantaG3956 →1235 times
ὑπομένωI endure
hupomenoG5278 →
διὰfor the sake of
diaG1223 →664 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
ἐκλεκτούς,elect,
eklektousG1588 →
ἵναso that
inaG2443 →668 times
καὶalso
kaiG2532 →9120 times
αὐτοὶthey themselves
autoiG846 →5565 times
σωτηρίας[the] salvation
soteriasG4991 →
τύχωσινmay obtain
tuchosinG5177 →
τῆςthat [is]
tesG3588 →19766 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
ΧριστῷChrist
christoG5547 →523 times
ἸησοῦJesus
iesouG2424 →908 times
μετὰwith
metaG3326 →461 times
δόξηςglory
doxesG1391 →
αἰωνίου.¶eternal.
aioniouG166 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 5:10And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
- 1 Peter 1:6–7
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Psalms 138:7
If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17
Through
Colossians 1:24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 1:8
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Timothy 1:8
Through
2 Timothy 2:3Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
it leads to
- Hebrews 12:2–3
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand…
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- Hebrews 12:2–3
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Timothy
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on 2 Timothy 4; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, COMMENTARY ON 2 TIMOTHY; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 Timothy and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 2 Timothy.