Passage
2 Timothy 3.13
Book: 2 Timothy · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"11. persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12. Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
"13. But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived."
"14. But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. 15. And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 3:11-15, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"11. persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all. 12. Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution."
"13. But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived."
"14. But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. 15. From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 3:11-15, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"11. Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
"13. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
"14. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15. And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 3:11-15, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"11. the persecutions, the afflictions, that befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me, 12. and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,"
"13. and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray."
"14. And thou, be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, 15. and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise, to salvation, through faith that [is] in Christ Jesus;" (2 Timothy 3:11-15, YLT)
Setting
- Speaker: Paul the Apostle (final imprisonment)
- Audience: Timothy
- Location: composed in Roman imprisonment (final); addressed to Timothy in Ephesus
- Time period: composed c. AD 66-67
Theological reading
Key words
No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)
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Why these four translations
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- 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.
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