2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, reb…”

2 Timothy 4:2

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

World English Bible

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

American Standard Version

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Geneva Bible 1599

Preach the worde: be instant, in season and out of season: improue, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.

Darby Translation

proclaim the word; be urgent in season [and] out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.

Young's Literal Translation

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

Bible in Basic English

Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;

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Cross references

“Preach”

Jonah 3:2 Romans 10:15 Colossians 1:25 Isaiah 61:1–3 Luke 9:60 Psalm 40:9

Jonah 3:2 · BSB

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”

Romans 10:15 · BSB

And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

Colossians 1:25 · BSB

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

Isaiah 61:1–3 · BSB

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Luke 9:60 · BSB

But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

Psalm 40:9 · BSB

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

“be”

Romans 12:12 Luke 7:4 Luke 7:23 Acts 13:5 1 Timothy 4:15 1 Timothy 4:16

Romans 12:12 · BSB

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

Luke 7:4 · BSB

They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

Luke 7:23 · BSB

Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me. ”

Acts 13:5 · BSB

When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. And John was with them as their helper.

1 Timothy 4:15 · BSB

Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

1 Timothy 4:16 · BSB

Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

“in”

Acts 16:31–33 John 4:32–34 Acts 16:13 Acts 20:7 John 4:6–10 Acts 20:18–21

Acts 16:31–33 · BSB

They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved, you and your household.”

John 4:32–34 · BSB

But He told them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.”

Acts 16:13 · BSB

On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river, where it was customary to find a place of prayer. After sitting down, we spoke to the women who had gathered there.

Acts 20:7 · BSB

On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.

John 4:6–10 · BSB

Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

Acts 20:18–21 · BSB

When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.

“reprove”

1 Thessalonians 5:14 Revelation 3:19 Titus 2:15 Titus 1:13 1 Thessalonians 5:20 Hebrews 13:22

1 Thessalonians 5:14 · BSB

And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.

Revelation 3:19 · BSB

Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.

Titus 2:15 · BSB

Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.

Titus 1:13 · BSB

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

1 Thessalonians 5:20 · BSB

Do not treat prophecies with contempt,

Hebrews 13:22 · BSB

I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.

“exhort”

1 Timothy 4:13

1 Timothy 4:13 · BSB

Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.

“all”

2 Timothy 2:21 2 Timothy 3:10 2 Timothy 2:25

2 Timothy 2:21 · BSB

So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:10 · BSB

You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,

2 Timothy 2:25 · BSB

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

Also

Galatians 6:6 1 Timothy 5:20

Galatians 6:6 · BSB

Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.

1 Timothy 5:20 · BSB

But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

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