2 Timothy 4:1 (WEB)

Passage

I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 4:1 I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:

2 Timothy 4:2 preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.

2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "command", "therefore", "before", "lord", "jesus", "christ", "judge", and "living". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "command" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "preach the word be urgent in season...", so "command" and "therefore" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "command" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.