11 translations · Greek
2 Timothy 4:18
And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
2 Timothy 4:18 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- KJV King James Version
- And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- ASV American Standard Version
- The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and the LORD will free me from every evil work, and will save [me]—to His heavenly kingdom; to whom [is] the glory through the ages of the ages! Amen.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Lord will rescue me from all the evil things done against me, and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. His is the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and the Lord shall free me from every evil work, and shall save [me] — to his heavenly kingdom; to whom [is] the glory to the ages of the ages! Amen.
- DBY Darby Translation
- The Lord shall deliver me from every wicked work, and shall preserve [me] for his heavenly kingdom; to whom [be] glory for the ages of ages. Amen.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me to his heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work: and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ῥύσεταί | rhysetai | will rescue | G4506 ῥύομαι to rescue |
| με | me | me | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ὁ | ho | [And] the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 ἀπό away from |
| παντὸς | pantos | every | G3956 πᾶς all |
| ἔργου | ergou | action | G2041 ἔργον work |
| πονηροῦ | ponērou | evil | G4190 πονηρός evil/bad |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| σώσει | sōsei | bring [me] safely | G4982 σῴζω to save |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βασιλείαν | basileian | kingdom | G932 βασιλεία kingdom |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| τὴν | tēn | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐπουράνιον | epouranion | heavenly | G2032 ἐπουράνιος heavenly |
| ᾧ | hō | To Him [be] | G3739 ὅς which |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δόξα | doxa | glory | G1391 δόξα glory |
| εἰς | eis | — | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τοὺς | tous | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰῶνας | aiōnas | forever | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| τῶν | tōn | [and] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰώνων | aiōnōn | ever | G165 αἰών an age: age |
| ἀμήν | amēn | Amen | G281 ἀμήν amen |
Related verses
- Psalm 121:7
Yahweh will keep you from all evil. He will keep your soul.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you, and guard you from the evil one.
- Jude 1:24–25
Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy, to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.
- Matthew 6:13
Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.’
- John 10:28–30
I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.”
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23
May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Psalm 73:24
You will guide me with your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
- 1 Peter 1:5
who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- 2 Timothy 1:12
For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.
- 2 Corinthians 1:10
who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
16 At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.
17 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
19 Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.
20 Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.
Read all of 2 Timothy 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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