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Contemporary English Version

2 Timothy 2:7

If you keep in mind what I have told you, the Lord will help you understand completely.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Intercession;   Minister, Christian;   Wisdom;   Thompson Chain Reference - Leaders;   Ministers;   Religious;   Understanding;   Wisdom-Folly;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Church;   Mind;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Understanding;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Timothy;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Titus, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   Understanding;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 48 To Know, Perceive, Understand;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Mind;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for December 21;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
King James Version (1611)
Consider what I say, and the Lord giue thee vnderstanding in all things.
King James Version
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
English Standard Version
Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
New American Standard Bible
Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
New Century Version
Think about what I am saying, because the Lord will give you the ability to understand everything.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
Legacy Standard Bible
Understand what I say, for the Lord will give you insight in everything.
Berean Standard Bible
Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all things.
Complete Jewish Bible
Think about what I am saying, for the Lord will enable you to understand everything.
Darby Translation
Think of what I say, for the Lord will give thee understanding in all things.
Easy-to-Read Version
Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand it all.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Consider what I say: and the Lord giue thee vnderstanding in all things:
George Lamsa Translation
Perceive these things: and may our LORD give you wisdom in all things.
Good News Translation
Think about what I am saying, because the Lord will enable you to understand it all.
Lexham English Bible
Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will grant you understanding in all these things.
Literal Translation
Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things.
Amplified Bible
Think over the things I am saying [grasp their application], for the Lord will grant you insight and understanding in everything.
American Standard Version
Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things.
Bible in Basic English
Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.
Hebrew Names Version
Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.
International Standard Version
Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you to understand all these things.
Etheridge Translation
Understand what I say to thee. Our Lord give thee wisdom in all things.
Murdock Translation
Consider what I say. Our Lord give thee wisdom in all things.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Consider What I say: and the Lorde geue thee vnderstandyng in all thinges.
English Revised Version
Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things.
World English Bible
Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Consider what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
Weymouth's New Testament
Mark well what I am saying: the Lord will give you discernment in everything.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Vndurstonde thou what thingis Y seie. For the Lord schal yyue to thee vndurstonding in alle thingis.
Update Bible Version
Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give you understanding in all things.
Webster's Bible Translation
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
New English Translation
Think about what I am saying and the Lord will give you understanding of all this.
New King James Version
Consider what I say, and may [fn] the Lord give you understanding in all things.
New Living Translation
Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you understand all these things.
New Life Bible
Think about these things and the Lord will help you understand them.
New Revised Standard
Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Think, as to what I am speaking; for the Lord will give thee discernment in all things.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Understand what I say: for the Lord will give thee in all things understanding.
Revised Standard Version
Think over what I say, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Consyder what I saye. The lorde geve the vnderstondynge in all thynges.
Young's Literal Translation
be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Consydre what I saye. The LORDE shal geue the vnderstondynge in all thinges.
Mace New Testament (1729)
consider what I say, and the Lord will give you understanding in all things.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Think about these things and let God fill in the gaps.

Contextual Overview

1 Timothy, my child, Christ Jesus is kind, and you must let him make you strong. 2 You have often heard me teach. Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others. 3 As a good soldier of Christ Jesus you must endure your share of suffering. 4 Soldiers on duty don't work at outside jobs. They try only to please their commanding officer. 5 No one wins an athletic contest without obeying the rules. 6 And farmers who work hard are the first to eat what grows in their field. 7 If you keep in mind what I have told you, the Lord will help you understand completely.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Consider: Deuteronomy 4:39, Deuteronomy 32:29, Psalms 64:9, Proverbs 24:32, Isaiah 1:3, Isaiah 5:12, Luke 9:44, Philippians 4:8, 1 Timothy 4:15, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 7:4, Hebrews 12:3, Hebrews 13:7

and: Genesis 41:38, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 36:1, Exodus 36:2, Numbers 27:16, Numbers 27:17, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 1 Chronicles 29:19, 2 Chronicles 1:8-12, Psalms 119:73, Psalms 119:125, Psalms 119:144, Psalms 143:8, Psalms 143:9, Proverbs 2:3-6, Isaiah 28:26, Daniel 1:17, Luke 21:15, Luke 24:45, John 14:26, John 16:13, Acts 7:10, 1 Corinthians 12:8, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18, Colossians 1:9, James 1:5, James 3:15, James 3:17, 1 John 5:20

Reciprocal: Ezra 8:16 - men of understanding 1 Timothy 4:12 - no

Cross-References

Genesis 2:14
The Tigris River that flows east of Assyria is the third, and the fourth is the Euphrates River.
Genesis 2:15
The Lord God put the man in the Garden of Eden to take care of it and to look after it.
Genesis 2:21
So the Lord God made him fall into a deep sleep, and he took out one of the man's ribs. Then after closing the man's side,
Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God sent them out of the Garden of Eden, where they would have to work the ground from which the man had been made.
Genesis 7:22
The Lord destroyed everything that breathed. Nothing was left alive except Noah and the others in the boat.
Numbers 16:22
But the two men bowed down and prayed, "Our God, you gave these people life. Why would you punish everyone here when only one man has sinned?"
Numbers 27:16
"You are the Lord God, and you know what is in everyone's heart. So I ask you to appoint a leader for Israel.
Job 4:19
Humans are formed from clay and are fragile as moths, so what chance do you have?
Job 27:3
and while he gives me breath,
Job 33:6
We each were made from clay, and God has no favorites,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Consider what I say,.... The advice given by the apostle to Timothy, to be strong in the grace of Christ; to commit the doctrines of the Gospel to faithful and able men; and to endure hardness for the sake of it: as also the characters which he bore as a soldier, a runner in a race, or a wrestler, and an husbandman; and therefore must not expect ease and rest, but war, difficulties, toil, and labour; and likewise under what titles Christ was to be regarded; as his General, and Captain of salvation, that commanded him; as the righteous Judge, that held the prize and crown for which he was running; and the chief Shepherd, who would reward all his labours; and moreover, the glorious reward of grace itself, he might expect, as eternal life, when he had fought the good fight the crown of righteousness, when he had finished his course, or run his race; and a crown of glory that fades not away, when the chief Shepherd should appear: and by putting him upon the consideration of these things, he suggests, that they were matters of moment and importance, and would be of great use to him in assisting and encouraging his faith, amidst all trials and exercises; and whereas they were expressed in figurative terms, taken from the soldier, the runner in a race, and the husbandman, they might not at first view be so easy to be understood; and therefore he would have him think of them, and meditate upon them, and weigh them in his mind; as well as he would not have him take things upon trust from him, but examine them whether they were right or not; though he doubted not but that they would be found to be agreeable to the standard of truth: wherefore he prays as follows,

and the Lord give thee understanding in all things; in all the above things, and in all others; in all the doctrines and mysteries of grace, and in all the rules of conduct in life. No man has of himself an understanding in spiritual things; this is the gift of God; and where it is given there is need of an increase of it, and always of such a prayer for it. The Alexandrian copy, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions, read, "the Lord will give thee", c, and so the words are a promise, an encouragement to Timothy, to consider well of these things for he might assure himself, that, in so doing, God would give him more understanding in them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Consider what I say; - see the notes at 1 Timothy 4:15. The sense is “Think of the condition of the soldier, and the principles on which he is enlisted; think of the aspirant for the crown in the Grecian games; think of the farmer, patiently toiling in the prospect of the distant harvest; and then go to your work with a similar spirit.” These things are worth attention. When the minister of the gospel thinks of his hardships, of his struggles against an evil world, and of his arduous and constant discouraging toil, let him think of the soldier, of the man who struggles for this world’s honors, and of the patient farmer - AND be content. How patiently do they bear all, and yet for what inferior rewards!

And the Lord give thee understanding in all things - Enable you to see the force of these considerations, and to apply them to your own case. Such are often the discouragements of the ministry; so prone is the mind to despondency, that we need the help of the Lord to enable us to apply the most obvious considerations, and to derive support from the most plain and simple truths and promises.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. Consider what I say — Apply my metaphors and similitudes in a proper manner.

And the Lord give thee understanding — But instead of δωη, may he give, ACDEFG, several others, besides versions and fathers, have δωσει he will give. Consider thou properly, and God will give thee a proper understanding of all things that concern thy own peace, and the peace and prosperity of his Church. Think as well as read.


 
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