2 Timothy 2:9 BSB — MannaFest

2 Timothy 2:9

for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!

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ASV

wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.

KJV

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Wherein I suffer trouble as an evildoer,.... As a malefactor, as if guilty of some capital crime; an enemy to the law of Moses, a pestilent fellow, a mover of sedition everywhere, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, Act 24:5. The Ethiopic version renders it, "as a thief".

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(3.) The real and true cause of his suffering trouble as an evil-doer: Wherein; that is, in or for the sake of the gospel. The apostle suffered trouble unto bonds, and afterwards he resisted unto blood, striving against sin, Heb. xii. Though the preachers of the word are often bound, yet the word is never bound.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil-doer - as if I were a violator of the laws. That is, I am treated as if I were a criminal. Even unto bonds - As if I were one of the words kind of malefactors; see the notes at Eph 6:20. During the apostle’s first imprisonment at Rome, he was permitted to “dwell in his own hired house,” though guarded by a soldier, and probably chained to him; see the notes at Act 28:16, Act 28:

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ᾧ	hō	which	G3739 →
κακοπαθῶ	kakopathō	I suffer hardship	G2553 →
μέχρι	mechri	even to	G3360 →
δεσμῶν	desmōn	chains	G1199 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
κακοῦργος,	kakourgos	an evildoer,	G2557 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	But	G235 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
λόγος	logos	word	G3056 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
δέδεται.	dedetai	has been bound!	G1210 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Colossians 4:3
as you pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains.
leads to
- Ephesians 6:19–20
  Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 14:27
  When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.
Through
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.
leads to
- Romans 1:16
  I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
- Mark 8:38
  If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the…
- 1 Peter 4:13–15
  But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.
- 2 Timothy 4:5
  But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
- 2 Timothy 1:12
  For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have…
Through
Philippians 1:7
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 7:3
  I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 2 Timothy

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Timothy