2 Timothy 2:3 (DBY)

Passage

Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:1 Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace which [is] in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:2 And the things thou hast heard of me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, such as shall be competent to instruct others also.

2 Timothy 2:3 Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:4 No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.

2 Timothy 2:5 And if also any one contend [in the games], he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "take", "share", "suffering", "good", "soldier", "jesus", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "take" and "share", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And the things thou hast heard of..." into verse 4's "No one going as a soldier entangles...", so "take" and "share" 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 "take" and "share" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.