2 Timothy 2:3 - Exposition

Suffer hardship with me for thou therefore endure hardness, A.V. and T.R.; Christ Jesus for Jesus Christ, A.V. and T.R. Suffer hardship with me ( συγκακοπάθησον ) , which is the reading "supported by the weightiest authorities" (Huther), as in 2 Timothy 1:8 . The simple form κακοπάθησον , which is the reading of the T.R., occurs also in 2 Timothy 1:9 of this chapter, in 2 Timothy 4:5 , and in James 5:13 , and κακοπαθεία in James 5:10 . Both these simple forms are classical. But the context favours the compound form, and is supported by 2 Timothy 1:8 , 2 Timothy 1:12 . (For the sentiment, see the "Ministration of Public Baptism"—"We receive this child," etc.)