2 Timothy 3:10 (GNV)

Passage

But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:8 And as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses, so doe these also resist the trueth, men of corrupt mindes, reprobate concerning the faith.

2 Timothy 3:9 But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.

2 Timothy 3:10 But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,

2 Timothy 3:11 Persecutions, and afflictions which came vnto me at Antiochia, at Iconium, and at Lystri, which persecutions I suffered: but from them all the Lord deliuered me.

2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "purpose", "faith", "thou", "hast", "fully", "knowen", "doctrine", and "maner". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "purpose" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "But they shall preuaile no longer for..." into verse 11's "Persecutions and afflictions which came vnto me...", so "purpose" and "faith" 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 "purpose" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.