make the weak strong” (NCV), and “what to say to all these weary ones” (NLT). The phrase “in season” also occurs in Paul’s charge to Timothy (2 Timothy 4:2): “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine” (KJV). The NASB, NIV, and NKJV retain the KJV “in season” and “out of season”; the NLT and NRSV have “whether the time is favorable or not” (NRSV, “or unfavorable”); the CEV for 2 Timothy 4:1–2 reads: “I command you to preach God’s
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