2 Timothy 4:2

2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

2preach the word; be ready 4:2 I.e., whether it is convenient or notin season and out of season; correct, rebuke, and 4:2 Or encourageexhort, with 4:2 Lit allgreat patience and instruction.

2preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with great patience and instruction.

2preach the word [as an official messenger]; be ready when the time is right and even when it is not [keep your sense of urgency, whether the opportunity seems favorable or unfavorable, whether convenient or inconvenient, whether welcome or unwelcome]; correct [those who err in doctrine or behavior], warn [those who sin], exhort and encourage [those who are growing toward spiritual maturity], with inexhaustible patience and [faithful] teaching.

2Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

2Preach the word. Be ready to serve God in good times and bad. Correct people’s mistakes. Warn them. Encourage them with words of hope. Be very patient as you do these things. Teach them carefully.