2 Timothy 2:10 (GNV)

Passage

Therefore I suffer all things, for the elects sake, that they might also obtaine the saluation which is in Christ Iesus, with eternall glorie.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:8 Remember that Iesus Christ, made of the seede of Dauid, was raysed againe from the dead according to my Gospel,

2 Timothy 2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble as an euill doer, euen vnto bondes: but the worde of God is not bounde.

2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I suffer all things, for the elects sake, that they might also obtaine the saluation which is in Christ Iesus, with eternall glorie.

2 Timothy 2:11 It is a true saying, For if we be dead together with him, we also shall liue together with him.

2 Timothy 2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reigne together with him: if we denie him, he also will denie vs.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "therefore", "suffer", "elects", "sake", "might", "obtaine", and "saluation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Wherein I suffer trouble as an euill..." into verse 11's "It is a true saying For if...", so "all things" and "therefore" 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 "all things" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.