2 Timothy 2:2 (ASV)

Passage

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

2 Timothy 2:3 Suffer hardship with [me], as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:4 No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "things", "thou", "hast", "heard", "witnesses", "same", and "commit". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Thou therefore my child be strengthened in..." into verse 3's "Suffer hardship with me as a good...", so "faith" and "things" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.