# 2 Timothy 2.8 **Book:** [2 Timothy](/codex/2-timothy/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 6. The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits. 7. Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things. > > **8. Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:** > > 9. wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound. 10. 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. (2 Timothy 2:6-10, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 6. The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops. 7. Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things. > > **8. Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the offspring of David, according to my Good News,** > > 9. in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained. 10. Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones’ sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (2 Timothy 2:6-10, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 6. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. that: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits 7. Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. > > **8. Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:** > > 9. Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. 10. 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. (2 Timothy 2:6-10, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 6. the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake; 7. be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things. > > **8. Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,** > > 9. in which I suffer evil, unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound; 10. because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that [is] in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during. (2 Timothy 2:6-10, 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:** - [Failed Messianic Prophecy Objections](/codex/failed-messianic-prophecy-objections/) - [Pre-Pauline Creeds](/codex/pre-pauline-creeds/) **Lexicon:** - [H1121 - ben](/codex/h1121-ben/) --- _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.