2 Timothée 2:3

3 Souffre avec moi, comme un bon soldat de Jésus-Christ.

2 Timothée 2:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Timothy 2:3

Thou therefore endure hardness
"Or afflictions"; as in ( 2 Timothy 4:5 ) . The same word is used there as here, and properly signifies, "suffer evil"; and means the evil of afflictions, as persecutions of every kind, loss of name and goods, scourging, imprisonment, and death itself, for the sake of Christ and the Gospel:

as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Christ is the Captain of salvation, the Leader and Commander of the people, who are made a willing people in the day of his power; or when he raises his forces, and musters his armies, these are volunteers, who willingly enlist themselves into his service, and under his banners fight his battles; and such who manfully behave against sin, Satan, and the world, are his good soldiers; such are all true believers in Christ, and particularly the ministers of the word, whose ministry is a warfare, and who fight the good fight of faith; and besides the above enemies, which they have in common with other saints, have to do with teachers, who are wolves in sheep's clothing.

2 Timothée 2:3 In-Context

1 Toi donc, mon enfant, fortifie-toi dans la grâce qui est en Jésus-Christ.

2 Et ce que tu as entendu de moi en présence de beaucoup de témoins, confie-le à des hommes fidèles, qui soient capables de l'enseigner aussi à d'autres.

3 Souffre avec moi, comme un bon soldat de Jésus-Christ.

4 Il n'est pas de soldat qui s'embarrasse des affaires de la vie, s'il veut plaire à celui qui l'a enrôlé;

5 et l'athlète n'est pas couronné, s'il n'a combattu suivant les règles.