2 Timothy 3:17 BSB — MannaFest

2 Timothy 3:17

so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

KJV

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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Commentary

2 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

FESTAL LETTERS 11.7 (373)

Here is why meditation on the law is necessary, my beloved, along with an uninterrupted conversion with virtue: "that the saint may lack nothing but be perfect to every good work." For by these things comes the promise of eternal life, as Paul wrote to Timothy, calling constant meditation exercise, and saying, "Exercise yourself unto godliness."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

That the man of God - He that is united to and approved of God. May be perfect - Blameless himself, and throughly furnished - By the scripture, either to teach, reprove, correct, or train up others.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

That the man of God may be perfect - The object is not merely to convince and to convert him; it is to furnish all the instruction needful for his entire perfection. The idea here is, not that any one is absolutely perfect, but that the Scriptures have laid down the way which leads to perfection, and that, if any one were perfect, he would find in the Scriptures all the instruction which he needed in those circumstances.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἵνα	ina	so that	G2443 →
ἄρτιος	artios	complete	G739 →
ᾖ	ē	may be	G1510 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ἄνθρωπος,	anthrōpos	man,	G444 →
πρὸς	pros	toward	G4314 →
πᾶν	pan	every	G3956 →
ἔργον	ergon	work	G2041 →
ἀγαθὸν	agathon	good	G18 →
ἐξηρτισμένος.¶	exērtismenos	fully equipped.	G1822 →

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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The walk

The walk8

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
Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
leads to
- Philippians 2:13
  For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- Colossians 1:10
  so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Hebrews 13:21
  equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
  Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
  And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Through
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
leads to
- Ephesians 3:20
  Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Philippians 4:18–19
  I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
Through
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
leads to
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
  Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.