2 Timothy 4:1

Preach the Word

1 I ^acharge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, ^bwho will judge the living and the dead² at His appearing and His kingdom:

2 Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. ^aConvince, ^brebuke, ^cexhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

3 ^aFor the time will come when they will not endure ^bsound doctrine, ^cbut according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;

4 and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and ^abe turned aside to fables.

5 But you be watchful in all things, ^aendure afflictions, do the work of ^ban evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Paul’s Valedictory

6 For ^aI am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of ^bmy departure is at hand.

7 ^aI have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Commentaries:

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What Does 2 Timothy 4:1 Mean?

A true minister's emphatic command and job is to "Preach the Word!"

2 Timothy 4:1-2

The New King James Version puts an exclamation point after "preach the word." That is an emphatic command. That is what a true minister is to do—that is his job. Preach the Word!

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Itching Ears

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