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2 Tim. 2:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

Thou therefore, my son, bea strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Josh. 1:7• ⁷Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. (Josh. 1:7)

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Eph. 6:10• ¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (Eph. 6:10)

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Ministry on This Verse

1-16: Timothy is exhorted again to constancy and perseverance, and to do the duty of a faithful servant of the Lord in dividing the word aright, and staying profane and vain babblings.

17-18: Of Hymenaeus and Philetus.

19-21: The foundation of the Lord is sure.

22-26: He is taught whereof to beware, and what to follow after, and in what manner the servant of the Lord ought to behave himself.

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2 Tim. 1:2• ²To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (2 Tim. 1:2)

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1 Tim. 1:2,18• ²Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
¹⁸This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them mightest war a good warfare; (1 Tim. 1:2,18)

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2 Tim. 1:7• ⁷For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. (2 Tim. 1:7)

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Hag. 2:4• ⁴Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts: (Hag. 2:4)

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1 Cor. 16:13• ¹³Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. (1 Cor. 16:13)

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2 Cor. 12:9‑10• ⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
¹⁰Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Cor. 12:9‑10)

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Eph. 6:10• ¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (Eph. 6:10)

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Phil. 4:13• ¹³I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Phil. 4:13)

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2 Peter 3:18• ¹⁸But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen. (2 Peter 3:18)

• Timothy was to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus —the grace given to us in Christ Jesus before the world began —that grace of which Christ in His incarnation and death, was and is the expression, and which is stored up in Him (see 2 Cor. 8:9). (“Exposition of 2 Timothy: 2 Timothy 2:1-7” by E. Dennett)

• Nor do we find anywhere the man of God called to more full and unhesitating courage than in this epistle, which is the testimony of the failure and ruin of the assembly. (“2 Timothy 2” by J.N. Darby)

• At a time when so many were turning their backs upon God's chosen vessel of the truth, surely some degree of severity, some little sharpness, would be advisable to recall the saints to a sense of their responsibility before God in acknowledging the authority of His servant. Such might have been the thoughts of man; the thoughts of God were of another kind. Timothy was to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus (article #86480)

• It means that he was to be strengthened inwardly by this grace, and that so he would be best prepared to stand in an evil day, and to cope with its prevailing evils. (article #86480)

J. N. Darby Translation

Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

W. Kelly Translation

Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.