Focused Passage

2 Timothy 4:9-15

Preach the Word and Finish the Race

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9 Make every effort to come to me quickly,

10 because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.

12 Tychicus, however, I have sent to Ephesus.

13 When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.

14 Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

15 You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message.

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

Make every effort Σπούδασον G4704 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular to come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active to πρός G4314 Preposition me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular quickly ταχέως G5030 Adverb
Verse 10

Original words

because γάρ G1063 Conjunction Demas Δημᾶς G1214 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular in his love of ἀγαπήσας G25 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular this νῦν G3568 Adverb [world] αἰῶνα G165 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular has deserted ἐγκατέλιπεν G1459 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction gone ἐπορεύθη G4198 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Thessalonica Θεσσαλονίκην G2332 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Crescens [has gone] Κρήσκης G2913 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Galatia Γαλατίαν G1053 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular [and] Titus Τίτος G5103 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Dalmatia Δαλματίαν G1149 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 11

Original words

Only μόνος G3441 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Luke Λουκᾶς G3065 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular with μετ’ G3326 Preposition me ἐμοῦ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular Get ἀναλαβὼν G353 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Mark Μᾶρκον G3138 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [and] bring [him] ἄγε G71 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular with μετὰ G3326 Preposition you σεαυτοῦ G4572 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 2nd Person Singular because γάρ G1063 Conjunction he is ἔστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular useful εὔχρηστος G2173 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular to me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular in εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] ministry διακονίαν G1248 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 12

Original words

Tychicus Τυχικὸν G5190 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular however δὲ G1161 Conjunction I have sent ἀπέστειλα G649 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition Ephesus Ἔφεσον G2181 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 13

Original words

When you come ἐρχόμενος G2064 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular bring φέρε G5342 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular cloak φαιλόνην* G5341 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular that ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular I left ἀπέλιπον G620 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular with παρὰ G3844 Preposition Carpus Κάρπῳ G2591 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular at ἐν G1722 Preposition Troas Τρῳάδι G5174 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction [my] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural scrolls βιβλία G975 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural especially μάλιστα G3122 Adverb the τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural parchments μεμβράνας G3200 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 14

Original words

Alexander Ἀλέξανδρος G223 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular coppersmith χαλκεὺς G5471 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular did ἐνεδείξατο G1731 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular great πολλά G4183 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural harm κακὰ G2556 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural to me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular The G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Lord Κύριος G2962 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular will repay ἀποδώσει G591 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular according to κατὰ G2596 Preposition his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural deeds ἔργα G2041 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 15

Original words

You σὺ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular too καὶ G2532 Conjunction should beware of φυλάσσου G5442 Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular [him] ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular for γὰρ G1063 Conjunction vvv λίαν G3029 Adverb he has vigorously opposed ἀντέστη G436 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular our ἡμετέροις G2251 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 1st Person Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural message λόγοις G3056 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural

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