2 Timothy 2:15
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
παρίστημι
Present
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παρίστημι
To stand before, to present, to be at hand. Paristemi. Present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life. Surrender is not weakness. It is wisdom.
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θεός
to God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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μόνος
Worker
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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ἐργάτης
a workman
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ἐργάτης
Worker, labourer. Ergates. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. God is looking for workers not spectators. The need is great and the invitation is open.
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δόκιμος
Approved
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δόκιμος
Approved, tested and found genuine. Study to show yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed.
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σπουδάζω
Study
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σπουδάζω
to use speed, i.e. to make effort, be prompt or earnest
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