2 Timothée 2:3

3 Toi donc, endure les souffrances 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 fils, fortifie-toi, dans la grâce qui est en Jésus-Christ.

2 Et les choses que tu as entendues de moi, en présence de plusieurs témoins, confie-les à des hommes fidèles, qui soient capables aussi d'enseigner les autres.

3 Toi donc, endure les souffrances comme un bon soldat de Jésus-Christ.

4 Aucun homme faisant la guerre, ne s'embarrasse des affaires de la vie, afin de plaire à celui qui l'a enrôlé.

5 Et si quelqu'un combat dans la lice, il n'est couronné que s'il a combattu suivant les règles.