2 Timotius 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ¹  be ready ²  whether it is convenient or not, ³  reprove, rebuke, exhort ⁴  with complete patience and instruction.

2 Timotius 2:9

2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment ⁵  as a criminal, but God’s message ⁶  is not imprisoned! ⁷ 

2 Timotius 2:15

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. ⁸ 

[4:2]  ¹ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ² tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ³ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ⁴ tn Or “encourage.”

[2:9]  ⁵ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ⁶ tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ⁷ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”

[2:15]  ⁸ sn Accurately is a figure of speech that literally means something like “cutting a straight road.” In regard to the message of truth, it means “correctly handling” or “imparting it without deviation.”