# 2 Timothy 2.2 **Book:** [2 Timothy](/codex/2-timothy/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. > > **2. And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.** > > 3. Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4. No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. (2 Timothy 2:1-4, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. > > **2. The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.** > > 3. You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4. No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. (2 Timothy 2:1-4, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. > > **2. And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. among: or, by** > > 3. Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4. No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. (2 Timothy 2:1-4, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that [is] in Christ Jesus, > > **2. and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;** > > 3. thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ; 4. no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please; (2 Timothy 2:1-4, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Apostolic Succession](/codex/apostolic-succession/) - [Biblical Stewardship](/codex/biblical-stewardship/) - [Teacher](/codex/teacher/) **People:** - [Paul the Apostle](/codex/paul-the-apostle/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.