2 Timothy 2

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2 Timothy 2 is Paul's charge to his younger colleague from a Roman prison. Be strong in grace, pass on what you heard to faithful people who can teach others, and share in suffering like a soldier, an athlete, and a farmer. Remember Jesus Christ, risen and descended from David; Paul is chained, but the word of God is not. A trustworthy saying follows: if we died with him we will live with him, if we endure we will reign, if we are faithless he remains faithful. Then practical counsel: avoid quarrels over words, handle the word of truth accurately, shun godless chatter, be a vessel for honor, flee youthful passions, and correct opponents gently, hoping God grants them repentance.

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2 Timothy 2 is a man in chains telling a younger man how to carry on without him. Paul is in a Roman cell, expecting death, and what he wants Timothy to hear first is not advice but a source: be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Then the handover. Everything you heard me teach in front of witnesses, give to reliable people who can teach it to others; that is four generations in one sentence, and it is how the church has survived. Expect it to be hard, he says, and reaches for three pictures every reader knew: a soldier who does not get tangled in civilian business, an athlete who wins only by the rules, a farmer who works before he eats. At the center of the chapter stands the reason for all of it: remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead. I am chained like a criminal, Paul says, but the word of God is not chained. Then he quotes what may be an early hymn, four lines about dying and living, enduring and reigning, denying and being denied, and the last line, which turns the logic around: if we are faithless, he remains faithful, because he cannot deny himself. The rest is counsel for a pastor in a quarrelsome church. Do not fight about words. Handle the word of truth straight, like a workman with nothing to be ashamed of. Stay away from empty chatter that spreads like gangrene. Keep yourself clean like a vessel fit for the master's table. Run from the passions of youth, and when people oppose you, correct them gently, because the goal is not to win but to see God give them repentance.

主要な箇所

2 Timothy 2:1-7 2 Timothy 2:8-13 2 Timothy 2:14-19 2 Timothy 2:22-26 2 Timothy 4:6-8 1 Timothy 1:18-20

Historical and literary context

The letter presents itself as Paul's last, written from a second Roman imprisonment shortly before his execution under Nero, around AD 66 or 67, to Timothy in Ephesus. The soldier who avoids civilian entanglements, the athlete who competes by the rules, and the farmer who eats first were familiar images in Greek moral teaching. "Chained like a criminal" reflects harsh conditions unlike the house arrest of Acts 28. Hymenaeus, also named in 1 Timothy, and Philetus taught that the resurrection had already happened, probably in a spiritualized form. The large house with vessels of gold and clay pictures a Roman household. Some scholars hold that the letter was composed by a follower after Paul's death.

How the chapter unfolds

Verses 1 to 7 charge Timothy to be strong, to entrust the teaching to faithful people, and to suffer like soldier, athlete, and farmer. Verses 8 to 13 center on Jesus, Paul's chains, the unchained word, and the trustworthy saying. Verses 14 to 19 address disputes: avoid word battles, be an approved workman, avoid empty talk, beware Hymenaeus and Philetus, and stand on God's firm foundation. Verses 20 to 21 give the picture of vessels in a great house. Verses 22 to 26 counsel fleeing youthful passions, pursuing righteousness with the pure-hearted, avoiding foolish quarrels, and correcting opponents with gentleness.

Why this chapter matters

Verse 2, with its four generations of teaching, Paul to Timothy to faithful people to others, is the classic text for discipleship and leadership training. Verse 15, "an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth," gave the King James phrase "rightly dividing the word of truth" and has been the motto of Bible study for centuries. "The word of God cannot be chained" has comforted imprisoned believers, and "if we are faithless, He remains faithful" is one of the New Testament's deepest assurances. The gentle correction of verses 24 to 26 is the standard for how Christian leaders should treat opponents.

Interpretive tension to watch

The trustworthy saying holds two hard lines side by side: "if we deny Him, He will also deny us" and "if we are faithless, He remains faithful," and readers differ on whether the second softens the first or means that God's faithfulness includes judgment. The "vessels for common use" in the great house have been read as unbelievers, as false teachers, or as believers in need of cleansing. Whether "youthful passions" means sexual desire or the impatience and love of argument the context suggests is debated. And the letter's authorship shapes how one hears its farewell tone.

この章のための質問

Paul wants what he taught to reach a fourth generation. Who taught you, and who are you entrusting it to?
"If we are faithless, He remains faithful." How does that promise change the way you handle your own failures?
Paul tells Timothy to correct opponents gently, hoping God grants them repentance. What does that rule out in the way we argue?

Study with context

Use this as a chapter guide, then press deeper into the text itself. The goal is to slow down observation, notice structure, and ask better questions before jumping to conclusions.

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1 내 아들아 그러므로 네가 그리스도 예수 안에 있는 은혜 속에서 강하고 2 또 네가 많은 증인 앞에서 내게 들은 바를 충성된 사람들에게 부탁하라 저희가 또 다른 사람들을 가르칠 수 있으리라 3 네가 그리스도 예수의 좋은 군사로 나와 함께 고난을 받을지니 4 군사로 다니는 자는 자기 생활에 얽매이는 자가 하나도 없나니 이는 군사로 모집한 자를 기쁘게 하려 함이라 5 경기하는 자가 법대로 경기하지 아니하면 면류관을 얻지 못할 것이며 6 수고하는 농부가 곡식을 먼저 받는 것이 마땅하니라 7 내 말하는 것을 생각하라 주께서 범사에 네게 총명을 주시리라 8 나의 복음과 같이 다윗의 씨로 죽은 자 가운데서 다시 살으신 예수 그리스도를 기억하라 9 복음을 인하여 내가 죄인과 같이 매이는 데까지 고난을 받았으나 하나님의 말씀은 매이지 아니하니라 10 그러므로 내가 택하신 자를 위하여 모든 것을 참음은 저희로도 그리스도 예수 안에 있는 구원을 영원한 영광과 함께 얻게 하여 함이로다 11 미쁘다 이 말이여 우리가 주와 함께 죽었으면 또한 함께 살 것이요 12 참으면 또한 함께 왕노릇 할 것이요 우리가 주를 부인하면 주도 우리를 부인하실 것이라 13 우리는 미쁨이 없을지라도 주는 일향 미쁘시니 자기를 부인하실 수 없으시리라 14 너는 저희로 이 일을 기억하게 하여 말다툼을 하지 말라고 하나님 앞에서 엄히 명하라 이는 유익이 하나도 없고 도리어 듣는 자들을 망하게 함이니라 15 네가 진리의 말씀을 옳게 분변하여 부끄러울 것이 없는 일군으로 인정된 자로 자신을 하나님 앞에 드리기를 힘쓰라 16 망령되고 헛된 말을 버리라 저희는 경건치 아니함에 점점 나아가나니 17 저희 말은 독한 창질의 썩어져 감과 같은데 그 중에 후메내오와 빌레도가 있느니라 18 진리에 관하여는 저희가 그릇되었도다 부활이 이미 지나갔다 하므로 어떤 사람들의 믿음을 무너뜨리느니라 19 그러나 하나님의 견고한 터는 섰으니 인침이 있어 일렀으되 주께서 자기 백성을 아신다 하며 또 주의 이름을 부르는 자마다 불의서 떠날지어다 하였느니라 20 큰 집에는 금과 은의 그릇이 있을 뿐 아니요 나무와 질그릇도 있어 귀히 쓰는 것도 있고 천히 쓰는 것도 있나니 21 그러므로 누구든지 이런 것에서 자기를 깨끗하게 하면 귀히 쓰는 그릇이 되어 거룩하고 주인의 쓰심에 합당하며 모든 선한 일에 예비함이 되리라 22 또한 네가 청년의 정욕을 피하고 주를 깨끗한 마음으로 부르는 자들과 함께 믿음과 사랑과 화평을 좇으라 23 어리석고 무식한 변론을 버리라 이에서 다툼이 나는 줄 앎이라 24 마땅히 주의 종은 다투지 아니하고 모든 사람을 대하여 온유하라 가르치기를 잘하며 참으며 25 거역하는 자를 온유함으로 징계할지니 혹 하나님이 저희에게 회개함을 주사 진리를 알게 하실까 하며 26 저희로 깨어 마귀의 올무에서 벗어나 하나님께 사로잡힌 바 되어 그 뜻을 좇게 하실까 함이라

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