2 Timothy 3:12 (GNV)

Passage

Yea, and all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution.

Nearby Context

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.

2 Timothy 3:13 But the euill men and deceiuers, shall waxe worse and worse, deceiuing, and being deceiued.

2 Timothy 3:14 But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned, and which are committed vnto thee, knowing of who thou hast learned them:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "liue", "godly", "christ", "iesus", "shall", "suffer", and "persecution". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "liue" and "godly", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Persecutions and afflictions which came vnto me..." into verse 13's "But the euill men and deceiuers shall...", so "liue" and "godly" 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 "liue" and "godly" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.