Berean Standard Bible

2 Timothy 2:12-26

12ifεἰeiG1487we endureὑπομένομεν,hupomenomenG5278,we will also reignσυμβασιλεύσομεν·sumbasileusomenG2532 G4821with Him;ifεἰeiG1487we denyἀρνησόμεθα,arnēsomethaG720Him,He will also denyἀρνήσεταιarnēsetaiG2548 G720usG1473;

13ifεἰeiG1487we are faithlessἀπιστοῦμεν,apistoumenG569,HeἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565remainsμένει·meneiG3306faithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103,forγὰρgarG1063He cannotοὐ δύναται.¶ou dunataiG3756 G1410denyἀρνήσασθαιarnēsasthaiG720Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.

14RemindὑπομίμνῃσκεhupomimnēskeG5279the believersof these thingsΤαῦταTautaG3778,chargingδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263thembeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588GodθεοῦtheouG2316to avoidμὴmēG3361quarreling over wordsλογομαχεῖνlogomacheinG3054, whichἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909succeedsχρήσιμονchrēsimonG5539onlyοὐδὲνoudenG3762in leadingἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588listenersἀκουόντων.akouontōnG191to ruinκαταστροφῇkatastrophēaG2692.

15Make every effortσπούδασονspoudasonG4704to presentπαραστῆσαιparastēsaiG3936yourselfG4572approvedδόκιμονdokimonG1384τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ,theōG2316, anunashamedἀνεπαίσχυντον,anepaischuntonG422workmanἐργάτηνergatēnG2040who accurately handlesὀρθοτομοῦνταorthotomountaG3718theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τῆςtēsG3588of truthἀληθείας.¶alētheiasG225.

16ButδὲdeG1161avoidπεριΐστασο·periistasoG4026ΤὰςTasG3588irreverentβεβήλουςbebēlousG952,empty chatterκενοφωνίαςkenophōniasG2757, whichγὰρgarG1063will only leadπροκόψουσινprokopsousinG4298toἐπὶepiG1909moreπλεῖονpleionG4119ungodlinessἀσεβείας,asebeiasG763,

17andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588talkλόγοςlogosG3056ofαὐτῶνautōnG846such menwillἕξει·hexeiG2192spreadνομὴνnomēnG3542likeὡςhōsG5613gangreneγάγγραιναgangrainaG1044.AmongὧνhōnG3739themareἐστινestinG1510HymenaeusὙμέναιοςHumenaiosG5211andκαὶkaiG2532PhiletusΦίλητος,PhilētosG5372,

18whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748have deviatedἠστόχησανēstochēsanG795fromπερὶperiG4012theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225.They say thatλέγοντεςlegontesG3004theτὴνtēnG3588resurrectionἀνάστασινanastasinG386has already occurredἤδη γεγονέναι,ēdē gegonenaiG2235 G1096,andκαὶkaiG2532they undermineἀνατρέπουσινanatrepousinG396theτήνtēnG3588faithπίστιν.pistinG4102of someτινωνtinōnG5100.

19NeverthelessμέντοιmentoiG3305,God’sὁ θεοῦho theouG3588 G2316τοῦtouG3588firmστερεὸςstereosG4731foundationθεμέλιοςthemeliosG2310standsἕστηκενhestēkenG2476,bearingἔχωνechōnG2192thisταύτην·tautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588sealσφραγῖδαsphragidaG4973: “TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962knowsἔγνωegnōG1097those whoτοὺςtousG3588areὄνταςontasG1510Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846,”andκαὶkaiG2532, “EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588calls onὀνομάζωνonomazōnG3687theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686of the Lordκυρίου.¶kuriouG2962must turn awayἀποστήτωapostētōG868fromἀπὸapoG575iniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93.”

20δὲdeG1161ἘνEnG1722A largeμεγάλῃmegalēG3173houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614containsἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756onlyG3440vesselsσκεύηskeuēG4632of goldχρυσᾶchrusaG5552andκαὶkaiG2532silverἀργυρᾶarguraG693,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532of woodξύλιναxulinaG3585andκαὶkaiG2532clayὀστράκινα,ostrakinaG3749καὶkaiG2532.SomeἃhaG3739indeedμὲνmenG3303areforεἰςeisG1519honorableτιμὴνtimēnG5092use,butδὲdeG1161othersἃhaG3739areforεἰςeisG1519commonἀτιμίαν.atimianG819use.

21SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100cleansesἐκκαθάρῃekkatharēG1571himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438ofἀπὸapoG575what is unfitτούτων,toutōnG3778,he will beἔσταιestaiG1510a vesselσκεῦοςskeuosG4632forεἰςeisG1519honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092:sanctifiedἡγιασμένονhēgiasmenonG37,usefulεὔχρηστονeuchrēstonG2173to theτῷtōG3588Masterδεσπότῃ,despotēG1203, andpreparedἡτοιμασμένον.¶hētoimasmenonG2090forεἰςeisG1519everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041.

22δὲdeG1161Flee fromφεῦγε,pheugeG5343youthfulνεωτερικὰςneōterikasG3512ΤὰςTasG3588passionsἐπιθυμίαςepithumiasG1939andδὲdeG1161pursueδίωκεdiōkeG1377righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,faithπίστιν,pistinG4102,loveἀγάπην,agapēnG26, andpeaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,together withμετὰmetaG3326those whoτῶνtōnG3588call onἐπικαλουμένωνepikaloumenōnG1941theτὸνtonG3588LordκύριονkurionG2962out ofἐκekG1537a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharasG2513heartκαρδίας.kardiasG2588.

23ButδὲdeG1161rejectπαραιτοῦparaitouG3868τὰςtasG3588foolishμωρὰςmōrasG3474andκαὶkaiG2532ignorantἀπαιδεύτουςapaideutousG521speculationζητήσειςzētēseisG2214,for you knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754it breedsγεννῶσινgennōsinG1080quarrelingμάχας·machasG3163.

24AndδὲdeG1161a servantδοῦλονdoulonG1401of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962mustδεῖdeiG1163notοὐouG3756be quarrelsomeμάχεσθαιmachesthaiG3164,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235must beG1510kindἤπιονēpionG2261toπρὸςprosG4314everyoneπάντας,pantasG3956,able to teachδιδακτικόν,didaktikonG1317, andforbearingἀνεξίκακον,anexikakonG420.

25He mustgentlyἐνenG1722 G4240reproveπαιδεύονταpaideuontaG3811those whoτοὺςtousG3588opposeἀντιδιατιθεμένους,antidiatithemenousG475him,in the hope thatμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361 G4219ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316may grantδώῃdōēG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341leading toεἰςeisG1519a knowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the truthἀληθείας,alētheiasG225.

26ThenκαὶkaiG2532they will come to their sensesἀνανήψωσινananēpsōsinG366and escapeἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588snareπαγίδοςpagidosG3803of theτοῦtouG3588devilδιαβόλουdiabolouG1228, whoαὐτοῦautouG846has taken them captiveἐζωγρημένοι ὑπ᾽ezōgrēmenoi hup᾽G2221 G5259toεἰςeisG1519hisἐκείνουekeinouG1565τὸtoG3588willθέλημα.¶thelēmaG2307.

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