2 Timothy 2:7 (GNV)

Passage

Consider what I say: and the Lord giue thee vnderstanding in all things:

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:5 And if any man also striue for a Masterie, he is not crowned, except he striue as he ought to doe.

2 Timothy 2:6 The husbandman must labour before he receiue the fruites.

2 Timothy 2:7 Consider what I say: and the Lord giue thee vnderstanding in all things:

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "consider", "lord", "giue", "thee", and "vnderstanding". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "consider", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "The husbandman must labour before he receiue..." into verse 8's "Remember that Iesus Christ made of the...", so "all things" and "consider" 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 "consider" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.