| 2 | 2 Timothy | ||
| 1 | You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, | A Good Soldier of Jesus Christ 2Tm.2.1-13 | |
| 2 | and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. | ||
| 3 | Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. | ||
| 4 | No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. | ||
| 5 | An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. | ||
| 6 | It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. | ||
| 7 | Think over what I say, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything. | ||
| 8 | Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descended from David, as preached in my gospel, | ||
| 9 | the gospel for which I am suffering and wearing fetters like a criminal. But the word of God is not fettered. | ||
| 10 | Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory. | ||
| 11 | The saying is sure: If we have died with him, we shall also live with him; | ||
| 12 | if we endure, we shall also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; | ||
| 13 | if we are faithless, he remains faithful - for he cannot deny himself. | ||
| 14 | Remind them of this, and charge them before the Lord to avoid disputing about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. | An Approved Workman 2Tm.2.14-26 | |
| 15 | Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. | ||
| 16 | Avoid such godless chatter, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, | ||
| 17 | and their talk will eat its way like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, | ||
| 18 | who have swerved from the truth by holding that the resurrection is past already. They are upsetting the faith of some. | ||
| 19 | But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity." | - The Lord knows those who are his 2Tm.2.19 - Nu.16.5 | |
| 20 | In a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and earthenware, and some for noble use, some for ignoble. | ||
| 21 | If anyone purifies himself from what is ignoble, then he will be a vessel for noble use, consecrated and useful to the master of the house, ready for any good work. | ||
| 22 | So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart. | ||
| 23 | Have nothing to do with stupid, senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. | ||
| 24 | And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to everyone, an apt teacher, forbearing, | ||
| 25 | correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth, | ||
| 26 | and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. | ||
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