What Does 2 Timothy 2:10 Mean in the King James?
Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Endurance here is remaining under the burden for others’ sake, while the deliverance they receive is found in Christ.
THE MEANING
The endurance you meet now can reach beyond your own life: this verse places it in service of others obtaining the deliverance found in Christ Jesus. That deliverance stands with the weight of the ages, so its horizon exceeds this moment.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
It loosens the belief that endurance matters only to the person carrying it; here, its reach includes others’ deliverance.
THE ROOT
ὑπομένω
hypomenō
GROWS FROM
μένω
menō
Remain, stay; in this compound, remain under.
English “endure” can sound like passive tolerance, but the word carries the sense of remaining under. Its family connects steadfast endurance with dwelling, revealing persistence as staying present under pressure for others’ sake.
ALSO GROWS
menō: Remain, stay.
μένω
The base word brings out the staying within endurance, rather than endurance as a single act.
hypomonē: Steadfast endurance, patient continuance.
ὑπομονή
This related word names the quality of remaining under pressure.
monē: Dwelling place, abode.
μονή
Its connection to remaining suggests that endurance is sustained presence, not merely surviving a moment.
σωτηρία
sōtēria
GROWS FROM
σῴζω
sōzō
Deliver, rescue, preserve.
English “salvation” can sound abstract, while this word family holds together deliverance, the act of rescuing, and the deliverer. Here, that deliverance is what the elect obtain in Christ Jesus; endurance serves others’ sake, but it is not presented as their deliverer.
ALSO GROWS
sōzō: Deliver, rescue, preserve.
σῴζω
The verb makes the movement inside “salvation” visible: being brought through or rescued.
sōtēr: Deliverer, rescuer.
σωτήρ
This related word names the one who brings deliverance, echoing the verse’s location of it in Christ Jesus.
αἰώνιος
aiōnios
GROWS FROM
αἰών
aiōn
Age, span or era of time.
“eternal” in this verse is aiōnios. The Greek root names an age, and its adjective can describe what belongs to or spans the ages. The phrase gives the accompanying glory an age-wide horizon, carrying its weight beyond the present moment.
ALSO GROWS
aiōn: Age, era.
αἰών
This is the seed behind the age-language in “eternal.”
aiōnes: Ages.
αἰῶνες
The plural opens the phrase toward the breadth of the ages.
THE PATTERN
A burden borne in service to others can become a passage through which they receive deliverance and life.
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.THE THREAD
And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.The word translated “salvation” is the same Greek noun σωτηρία (sōtēria), meaning deliverance. The phrase “in Christ Jesus” links the deliverance others obtain here with the deliverance the scriptures make known.
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