2 Timothy 2:19

American Standard Version (1901)

Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ μέντοι στερεὸς θεμέλιος τοῦ Θεοῦ ἕστηκεν, ἔχων τὴν σφραγῖδα ταύτην, Ἔγνω Κύριος τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ. Καί, Ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα Χριστού.

Transliteration

The mentoi stereos themelios tou Theou hestēken, echōn tēn sphragida tautēn, Egnō Kyrios tous ontas autou. And, Apostētō apo adikias pas ho onomazōn to onoma Christou.

Grammar Details

• *Ho*: definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the
• *mentoi*: adversative particle - nevertheless/however
• *stereos*: nominative, masculine, singular, adjective - firm
• *themelios*: nominative, masculine, singular - foundation
• *tou*: definite article, genitive, masculine, singular - of the
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *hestēken*: perfect, indicative, active, 3rd singular - has stood
• *echōn*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having
• *tēn*: definite article, accusative, feminine, singular - the
• *sphragida*: accusative, feminine, singular - seal
• *tautēn*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular - this
• *Egnō*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd singular - knew
• *Kyrios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *tous*: definite article, accusative, masculine, plural - the
• *ontas*: present, participle, active, accusative, masculine, plural - being
• *autou*: personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of him
• *Kai*: conjunction - and
• *Apostētō*: aorist, imperative, active, 3rd singular - let depart
• *apo*: preposition + genitive - from
• *adikias*: genitive, feminine, singular - unrighteousness
• *pas*: adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - everyone
• *ho*: definite article, nominative, masculine, singular - the one
• *onomazōn*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - naming
• *to*: definite article, accusative, neuter, singular - the
• *onoma*: accusative, neuter, singular - name
• *Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ

Word Meanings

• *mentoi*: nevertheless/however/yet
• *stereos*: firm/solid/sure
• *themelios*: foundation/basis
• *hestēken*: has stood/stands firm/remains
• *sphragida*: seal/mark/stamp
• *Egnō*: knew/has known/recognizes
• *ontas*: being/who are/belonging to
• *Apostētō*: let depart/withdraw/stand away from
• *adikias*: unrighteousness/wickedness/injustice
• *onomazōn*: naming/calling on/invoking

Referenced Verses

• John 10:14 : 14 I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,
• 1 Cor 8:3 : 3 but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
• 1 John 3:7-9 : 7 [ My] little children, let no man lead you astray: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous: 8 he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
• Num 16:5 : 5 and he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, In the morning Jehovah will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near unto him.
• John 10:27-30 : 27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who hath given [them] unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one.
• Isa 28:16 : 16 therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner-[ stone] of sure foundation: he that believeth shall not be in haste.
• Nah 1:7 : 7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.
• Luke 13:27 : 27 and he shall say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
• 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 unto the church of God which is at Corinth, [even] them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their [Lord] and ours:
• Rev 3:8 : 8 I know thy works (behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which none can shut), that thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name.
• Rev 22:4 : 4 and they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] on their foreheads.
• Rev 2:13 : 13 I know where thou dwellest, [even] where Satan's throne is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth.
• Col 3:5-8 : 5 Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; 6 for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience: 7 wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things; 8 but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:
• Titus 2:11-14 : 11 For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world; 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.
• 1 Pet 1:13-19 : 13 Wherefore girding up the loins of your mind, be sober and set your hope perfectly on the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 14 as children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in [the time of] your ignorance: 15 but like as he who called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living; 16 because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy. 17 And if ye call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to each man's work, pass the time of your sojourning in fear: 18 knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; 19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb without spot, [even the blood] of Christ:
• Eph 4:17-22 : 17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, 18 being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart; 19 who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. 20 But ye did not so learn Christ; 21 if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus: 22 that ye put away, as concerning your former manner of life, the old man, that waxeth corrupt after the lusts of deceit;
• Rom 12:9 : 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
• 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
• Gal 4:9 : 9 but now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?
• Eph 4:30 : 30 And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
• Eph 5:1-9 : 1 Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell. 3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints; 4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks. 5 For this ye know of a surety, that no fornicator, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. 6 Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience. 7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them; 8 For ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord: walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth), 10 proving what is well-pleasing unto the Lord; 11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
• 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, give diligence that ye may be found in peace, without spot and blameless in his sight.
• Rom 9:11 : 11 for [the children] being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth,
• Rom 11:2 : 2 God did not cast off his people which he foreknew. Or know ye not what the scripture saith of Elijah? how he pleadeth with God against Israel:
• Num 6:27 : 27 So shall they put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.
• Isa 63:19 : 19 We are become as they over whom thou never barest rule, as they that were not called by thy name.
• Isa 65:15 : 15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:
• John 13:18 : 18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me.
• Acts 9:14 : 14 and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.
• Acts 11:26 : 26 and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people, and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
• Acts 15:17 : 17 That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,
• Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, [even] to them that are called according to [his] purpose.
• Rom 8:31-35 : 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God [is] for us, who [is] against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things? 33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth; 34 who is he that condemneth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea rather, that was raised from the dead, who is at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
• Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.
• Ps 1:6 : 6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.
• Ps 34:14 : 14 Depart from evil, and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.
• Ps 37:18 : 18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.
• Ps 37:27-28 : 27 Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore. 28 For Jehovah loveth justice, And forsaketh not his saints; They are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
• Ps 97:10 : 10 O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
• Ps 112:6 : 6 For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.
• Ps 125:1-2 : 1 [A Song of Ascents]. They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.
• Prov 3:7 : 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
• Prov 10:25 : 25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
• Isa 14:32 : 32 What then shall one answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of his people take refuge.
• Zech 3:9 : 9 For, behold, the stone that I have set before Joshua; upon one stone are seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day.
• Zech 4:7-9 : 7 Who art thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel [thou shalt become] a plain; and he shall bring forth the top stone with shoutings of Grace, grace, unto it. 8 Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto you.
• Matt 7:23 : 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
• Matt 7:25 : 25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.
• Matt 24:24 : 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall show great signs and wonders; so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
• Matt 28:19 : 19 Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:
• Mark 13:22 : 22 for there shall arise false Christs and false prophets, and shall show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, the elect.
• Luke 6:48 : 48 he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.
• 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they all are not of us.
• Eph 3:15 : 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,
• Rev 17:8 : 8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go into perdition. And they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, [they] whose name hath not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast, how that he was, and is not, and shall come.
• Rev 21:14 : 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
• 1 Tim 6:19 : 19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the life which is [life] indeed.
• 2 Pet 1:4-9 : 4 whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust. 5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge; 6 and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and in [your] patience godliness; 7 and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
• Heb 6:18-19 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us: 19 which we have as an anchor of the soul, [a hope] both sure and stedfast and entering into that which is within the veil;
• Heb 11:10 : 10 for he looked for the city which hath the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
• Rom 15:9 : 9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy; as it is written, Therefore will I give praise unto thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name.
• Rom 15:20 : 20 yea, making it my aim so to preach the gospel, not where Christ was [already] named, that I might not build upon another man's foundation;
• 1 Cor 3:10-11 : 10 According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon. 11 For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
• Eph 2:20 : 20 being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner stone;
• Hag 2:23 : 23 In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith Jehovah, and will make thee as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith Jehovah of hosts.