King James Version · Under Rome
2 Timothy 2
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Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the that is in Christ . And the things that thou hast heard of me among many , the same commit thou to men, who shall be able to teach others also. Thou therefore hardness, as a good soldier of . No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not , except he strive lawfully. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. Consider what I say; and give thee understanding in all things. Remember that of the of was according to my : Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of is not bound. Therefore I all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the which is in Christ with . It is a saying: For if we be with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: If we not, yet he abideth : he cannot deny himself. Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto , a workman that needeth not to be , rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun profane and babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymeneus and ; Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the is past already; and overthrow the of some. Nevertheless the foundation of standeth sure, having this seal, knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from . But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to , and some to dishonour. If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a unto , , and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work. Flee also youthful lusts: but follow , , charity, peace, with them that call on out of a pure . But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. And the must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, , In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if peradventure will give them to the acknowledging of the truth; And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him at his will.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.