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2 Timothy 2:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 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.
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Quick Meaning
This verse explains endurance as service toward the elect's salvation and eternal glory in Christ.
Read It With
- 2 Timothy 2:8–13
Read 2 Timothy 2:10 with 2:8–13. This verse explains endurance as service toward the elect's salvation and eternal glory in Christ. The complete unit establishes this movement: Timothy must remember the risen, Davidic Jesus proclaimed in the gospel: the messenger may be chained, but God's word is not, and the trustworthy saying joins dying, living, enduring, reigning, denial, and Christ's unwavering faithfulness.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Jesus's resurrection and royal identity keep ministry transmission from becoming technique; the saying gives suffering a Christ-centered horizon and preserves moral warning. Within that movement, this verse explains endurance as service toward the elect's salvation and eternal glory in Christ.
Follow the Context
- Timothy is commanded to remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead and from David's seed.
- The writer suffers in chains as an evildoer for this gospel.
- God's word remains unbound.
- Endurance is directed toward the elect's salvation and eternal glory.
- A faithful saying joins dying with living and enduring with reigning.
- Denial is met with denial.
- Human faithlessness cannot make Christ deny his own identity.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“for the elect's sakes”
In plain language: The speaker bears cost for others' salvation, not to control them.
explains endurance as service toward the elect's salvation and eternal glory in Christ. Faithful service seeks others' saving good without manipulation.
Why it matters: The wording carries interpretive or ethical risk that requires the full unit and its stated limits.
How certain? strongWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
Election language does not authorize coercion, secrecy, or harming people 'for their own good.'
What Remains True
Faithful service seeks others' saving good without manipulation.
How It Can Shape Life
- Accept bounded sacrifice while preserving consent and safety.
Teach It Back
Explain 2 Timothy 2:10's contribution to 2 Timothy 2:8–13: explains endurance as service toward the elect's salvation and eternal glory in Christ. Include what the surrounding verses add, the stated uncertainty, and what this verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
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Read 2 Timothy 2:8–13 — Remember the Risen Jesus and the Unbound WordSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 2 Timothy 2:8–13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, morphology targets, and base text for original-language discussion.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT repository, data/sblgnt/text/2Tim.txt, 2:8–13
Open the 2 Timothy Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible — 2 Timothy with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005–2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level syntax, KJV-era wording, textual alternatives, and interpretive notes.
Exact location: NET Bible official 2 Timothy PDF, 2:8–13 translation and attached translator, study, and textual notes
Open the official NET 2 Timothy PDF ↗