2 Timothy 2

(Hebrews 12:1–3)

1YouG4771 thereforeG3767, myG1473 childG5043, be strongG1743 inG1722 theG3588 graceG5485 thatG3588 is inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 2AndG2532 the things thatG3739 you have heardG191 meG3844G1473 say amongG1223 manyG4183 witnessesG3144, entrustG3908 theseG3778 to faithfulG4103 menG444 whoG3748 will beG1510 qualifiedG2425 to teachG1321 othersG2087 as wellG2532.

3Join me in sufferingG4777, likeG5613 a goodG2570 soldierG4757 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 4A soldierG4754 refrains fromG3762 entangling himselfG1707 inG3588 civilian affairsG4230, in orderG2443 to pleaseG700 theG3588 one who enlisted himG4758. 5LikewiseG1161G2532, aG1437G5100 competitorG118 does not receive the crownG3756G4737 unlessG1437G3361 he competesG118 according to the rulesG3545. 6TheG3588 hardworkingG2872 farmerG1092 should beG1163 the firstG4412 to partakeG3335 of theG3588 cropsG2590. 7ConsiderG3539 whatG3739 I am sayingG3004, forG1063 theG3588 LordG2962 will giveG1325 youG4771 insightG4907 intoG1722 all thingsG3956.

8RememberG3421 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498, descendedG1537G4690 from DavidG1138, as proclaimed byG2596 myG1473 gospelG2098, 9forG1722 whichG3739 I sufferG2553 to the extent ofG3360 being chainedG1199 likeG5613 a criminalG2557. ButG235 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 cannot be chainedG3756G1210! 10For this reasonG1223G3778 I endureG5278 all thingsG3956 for the sake ofG1223 theG3588 electG1588, so thatG2443 theyG846 tooG2532 may obtainG5177 the salvationG4991 thatG3588 is inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424, withG3326 eternalG166 gloryG1391.

11This is a trustworthyG4103 sayingG3056:

The Lord’s Approved Workman

14RemindG5279 the believers of these thingsG3778, chargingG1263 them beforeG1799 GodG23161 to avoidG3361 quarreling over wordsG3054, which succeedsG5539 onlyG3762 in leadingG1909 theG3588 listenersG191 to ruinG2692.

15Make every effortG4704 to presentG3936 yourselfG4572 approvedG1384 to GodG2316, an unashamedG422 workmanG2040 who accurately handlesG3718 theG3588 wordG3056 of truthG225.

16ButG1161 avoidG4026 irreverentG952, empty chatterG2757, which will only leadG4298 toG1909 moreG4119 ungodlinessG763, 17andG2532 theG3588 talkG3056 ofG846 such men willG2192 spreadG3542 likeG5613 gangreneG1044. AmongG3739 them areG1510 HymenaeusG5211 andG2532 PhiletusG5372, 18whoG3748 have deviatedG795 fromG4012 theG3588 truthG225. They say thatG3004 theG3588 resurrectionG386 has already occurredG2235G1096, andG2532 they undermineG396 theG3588 faithG4102 of someG5100.

19NeverthelessG3305, God’sG3588G2316 firmG4731 foundationG2310 standsG2476, bearingG2192 thisG3778 sealG4973: “The LordG2962 knowsG1097 those whoG3588 areG1510 HisG846,”2 andG2532, “EveryoneG3956 whoG3588 calls onG3687 theG3588 nameG3686 of the LordG2962 must turn awayG868 fromG575 iniquityG93.”

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A largeG3173 houseG3614 containsG1510 notG3756 onlyG3440 vesselsG4632 of goldG5552 andG2532 silverG693, butG235 alsoG2532 of woodG3585 andG2532 clayG3749. SomeG3739 indeedG3303 are forG1519 honorableG5092 use, butG1161 othersG3739 are forG1519 commonG819 use. 21SoG3767 ifG1437 anyoneG5100 cleansesG1571 himselfG1438 ofG575 what is unfit,3 he will beG1510 a vesselG4632 forG1519 honorG5092: sanctifiedG37, usefulG2173 to theG3588 MasterG1203, and preparedG2090 forG1519 everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041.

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Flee fromG5343 youthfulG3512 passionsG1939 andG1161 pursueG1377 righteousnessG1343, faithG4102, loveG26, and peaceG1515, together withG3326 those whoG3588 call onG1941 theG3588 LordG2962 out ofG1537 a pureG2513 heartG2588.

23ButG1161 rejectG3868 foolishG3474 andG2532 ignorantG521 speculationG2214, for you knowG1492 thatG3754 it breedsG1080 quarrelingG3163. 24AndG1161 a servantG1401 of the LordG2962 mustG1163 notG3756 be quarrelsomeG3164, butG235 must beG1510 kindG2261 toG4314 everyoneG3956, able to teachG1317, and forbearingG420. 25He must gentlyG1722G4240 reproveG3811 those whoG3588 opposeG475 him, in the hope thatG3361G4219 GodG2316 may grantG1325 themG846 repentanceG3341 leading toG1519 a knowledgeG1922 of the truthG225. 26ThenG2532 they will come to their sensesG366 and escape theG3588 snareG3803 of theG3588 devilG1228, who has taken them captiveG2221G5259 toG1519 hisG1565 willG2307.