2 Timoteo 2:3

3 Sufre penalidades conmigo, como buen soldado de Cristo Jesús.

2 Timoteo 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 Timoteo 2:3 In-Context

1 Tú, pues, hijo mío, fortalécete en la gracia que hay en Cristo Jesús.

2 Y lo que has oído de mí en la presencia de muchos testigos, eso encarga a hombres fieles que sean idóneos para enseñar también a otros.

3 Sufre penalidades conmigo, como buen soldado de Cristo Jesús.

4 Ningún soldado en servicio activo se enreda en los negocios de la vida diaria, a fin de poder agradar al que lo reclutó como soldado.

5 Y también el que compite como atleta, no gana el premio si no compite de acuerdo con las reglas.