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2 Timothy 4:4–7

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And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
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From verse 4

  1. Zechariah 7:11Rank 1 from verse 4
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    11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

  2. Acts 7:57Rank 2 from verse 4
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    57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

  3. 1 Timothy 1:4Rank 3 from verse 4
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    4Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

  4. 2 Peter 1:16Rank 4 from verse 4
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    16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

  5. 1 Timothy 4:7Rank 5 from verse 4
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    7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

  6. Titus 1:14Rank 6 from verse 4
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    14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

  7. 1 Timothy 6:20Rank 7 from verse 4
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    20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

  8. 2 Timothy 1:15Rank 8 from verse 4
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    15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

  9. Proverbs 1:32Rank 9 from verse 4
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    32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

  10. Hebrews 13:25Rank 10 from verse 4
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    25Grace be with you all. Amen.

From verse 5

  1. 2 Timothy 1:8Rank 1 from verse 5
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    8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

  2. 2 Timothy 2:3Rank 2 from verse 5
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    3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

  3. 1 Peter 1:13Rank 3 from verse 5
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    13Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

  4. Colossians 4:17Rank 4 from verse 5
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    17And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

  5. 2 Timothy 3:10–12Rank 5 from verse 5
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    10But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

    11Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

    12Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

  6. 1 Timothy 4:15Rank 6 from verse 5
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    15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

  7. 1 Timothy 4:12Rank 7 from verse 5
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    12Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

  8. Acts 21:8Rank 8 from verse 5
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    8And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.

  9. 1 Thessalonians 5:6Rank 9 from verse 5
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    6Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

  10. Ephesians 4:11Rank 10 from verse 5
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    11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

  11. 2 Timothy 2:10Rank 11 from verse 5
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    10Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

  12. Acts 20:30–31Rank 12 from verse 5
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    30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

    31Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

  13. Hebrews 13:17Rank 13 from verse 5
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    17Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

  14. Luke 12:37Rank 14 from verse 5
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    37Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

  15. Mark 13:37Rank 15 from verse 5
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    37And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

  16. Revelation 3:2Rank 16 from verse 5
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    2Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.

  17. Ezekiel 3:17Rank 17 from verse 5
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    17Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.

  18. Colossians 1:25Rank 18 from verse 5
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    25Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

  19. Ezekiel 33:2Rank 19 from verse 5
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    2Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman:

  20. Ezekiel 33:7Rank 20 from verse 5
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    7¶ So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me.

  21. Isaiah 56:9–10Rank 21 from verse 5
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    9¶ All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.

    10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.

  22. Isaiah 62:6Rank 22 from verse 5
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    6I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence,

  23. Jeremiah 6:17Rank 23 from verse 5
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    17Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

  24. Mark 13:34Rank 24 from verse 5
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    34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

  25. Romans 15:19Rank 25 from verse 5
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    19Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

From verse 6

  1. Philippians 1:23Rank 1 from verse 6
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    23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

  2. Philippians 2:17Rank 2 from verse 6
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    17Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

  3. 2 Peter 1:14–15Rank 3 from verse 6
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    14Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

    15Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

  4. Joshua 23:14Rank 4 from verse 6
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    14And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

  5. Genesis 48:21Rank 5 from verse 6
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    21And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

  6. Numbers 27:12–17Rank 6 from verse 6
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    12¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel.

    13And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

    14For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

    15¶ And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying,

    16Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,

    17Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

  7. Deuteronomy 31:14Rank 7 from verse 6
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    14¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thy days approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in the tabernacle of the congregation.

  8. Genesis 50:24Rank 8 from verse 6
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    24And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

From verse 7

  1. 1 Timothy 6:12Rank 1 from verse 7
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    12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

  2. 1 Corinthians 9:24–27Rank 2 from verse 7
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    24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

    25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

    26I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

    27But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

  3. Hebrews 12:1–2Rank 3 from verse 7
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    1WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

    2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  4. Acts 20:24Rank 4 from verse 7
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    24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

  5. Philippians 3:13–14Rank 5 from verse 7
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    13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

    14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

  6. John 4:34Rank 6 from verse 7
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    34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

  7. Revelation 3:8Rank 7 from verse 7
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    8I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

  8. Luke 8:15Rank 8 from verse 7
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    15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  9. Luke 11:28Rank 9 from verse 7
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    28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

  10. Revelation 3:10Rank 10 from verse 7
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    10Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

  11. 1 Timothy 6:20Rank 11 from verse 7
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    20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

  12. 1 Timothy 1:18Rank 12 from verse 7
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    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;

  13. 2 Timothy 1:14Rank 13 from verse 7
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    14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

  14. John 17:6Rank 14 from verse 7
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    6I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

  15. Proverbs 23:23Rank 15 from verse 7
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    23Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

  16. Acts 13:25Rank 16 from verse 7
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    25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

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2 Timothy 4:4

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

turn

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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.

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COMBINED MEANING

ears

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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

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truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

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2 Timothy 4:5

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

watch

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Sense 1: To remain awake, alert, attentive, vigilant, observant, or on guard. Sense 2: A guard or guard duty, a station or group keeping guard, or a division of the night so guarded.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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endure

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1. To continue, remain, last, or abide. 2. To bear, tolerate, withstand, or undergo. 3. To persevere without giving way.

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COMBINED MEANING

work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

make

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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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proof

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Evidence that proves; a test or demonstration of truth, genuineness, or obedience.

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ministry

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Sense 1: Service or appointed work, including the duties of an office or charge. Sense 2: The agency, instrumentality, or means by which service is performed.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

2 Timothy 4:6

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

ready

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Prepared; in a state requiring no delay; willing or prompt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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offered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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departure

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1. A going away or removal. 2. Death, viewed as one’s departure from this life.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

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2 Timothy 4:7

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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fight

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Sense 1: A battle, struggle, or contest. Sense 2: As a verb, to contend.

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COMBINED MEANING

course

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Sense 1: An appointed order, rotation, division, or turn of service. Sense 2: A path, direction, progress, sequence, or manner in which something proceeds.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

faith

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Sense 1: The substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen; trust, confidence, belief, persuasion, or reliance. Sense 2: Faithfulness, fidelity, or trustworthiness. Sense 3: The revealed truth or gospel believed and kept.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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4:1I CHARGE thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

4:3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

4:4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

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4:5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

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4:6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.

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4:7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:

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4:8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

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