2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Note d'étude
Study Note
The solemn charge to 'preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine' is given its urgency by the preceding charge 'before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom.' The phrase 'in season, out of season' (eukairos, akairos) captures the missionary instinct to seize both opportune and inopportune moments — the gospel is not subject to social convenience. The triad of reprove-rebuke-exhort maps the pastoral care of truth: correcting errors, challenging resistance, and encouraging the willing — reflecting the full spectrum of pastoral communication. The context (verses 3-4: people turning from sound doctrine to 'fables') makes the charge timely: the commission to preach is intensified precisely when audiences become most resistant.
Autres traductions
preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,
Be preaching the word at all times, in every place; make protests, say sharp words, give comfort, with long waiting and teaching;
Références croisées
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And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
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To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
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And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,