Bible Strands
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
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses Timothy, issuing a charge before God and Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of Christ's appearing and kingdom.
The words — κήρυξον (kēruxon) means "do preach" and ἐπιστήθι (epistēthi) means "do be ready," anchoring the command to proclaim the message with constant vigilance.
The thread — The demand for patient correction aligns with the exhortation to admonish, encourage, and help the weak in 1 Thessalonians 5:14, while the connection between rebuke and repentance appears in Revelation 3:19.
Why it lands — The text requires active proclamation and disciplined correction regardless of circumstances, compelling the reader to apply patient instruction rather than seek convenient teaching.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Cross-references
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
- 1 Timothy 4:15 Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
- Revelation 3:19 Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
- 1 Timothy 4:13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.
- Titus 2:15 Speak these things as you encourage and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.
- 2 Timothy 2:21 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.
- Titus 1:13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
- Galatians 6:6 Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.
- Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
- Colossians 1:28 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.