2 Timothy 2:22

2 Timothy 2:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• New International Version (NIV)Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Context of 2 Timothy 2:22

20In a large house there are not only objects made of gold and silver, but also those made of wood and clay. Some objects are honored when they are used; others aren’t. 21Those who stop associating with dishonorable people will be honored. They will be set apart for the master’s use, prepared to do good things. Stay away from lusts which tempt young people. Pursue what has God’s approval. Pursue faith, love, and peace together with those who worship the Lord with a pure heart. 23Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments. You know they cause quarrels. 24A servant of the Lord must not quarrel. Instead, he must be kind to everyone. He must be a good teacher. He must be willing to suffer wrong.

2 Timothy 2:22 word by word

Τὰς δὲ νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε, δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, εἰρήνην μετὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Fleeφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• alsoδέde · thenG1161
• youthfulνεωτερικόςneōterikos · youthfulG3512
• lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
• followδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• righteousnessδικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē · righteousnessG1343
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
• charityἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• them that call onἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• a pureκαθαρόςkatharos · cleanG2513
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:22

• Proverbs 6:5Free yourself like a gazelle from the hand of a hunter and like a bird from the hand of a hunter.
• 1 Corinthians 6:18Stay away from sexual sins. Other sins that people commit don’t affect their bodies the same way sexual sins do. People who sin sexually sin against their own bodies.
• 1 Corinthians 10:14Therefore, my dear friends, get as far away from the worship of false gods as you can.
• 1 Timothy 6:11But you, man of God, must avoid these things. Pursue what God approves of: a godly life, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
• Psalms 119:9How can a young person keep his life pure? ⌞He can do it⌟ by holding on to your word.
• Ecclesiastes 11:9You young people should enjoy yourselves while you’re young. You should let your hearts make you happy when you’re young. Follow wherever your heart leads you and whatever your eyes see. But realize that God will make you give an account for all these things when he judges everyone.
• 1 Peter 2:11Dear friends, since you are foreigners and temporary residents ⌞in the world⌟, I’m encouraging you to keep away from the desires of your corrupt nature. These desires constantly attack you.
• 1 Timothy 4:12Don’t let anyone look down on you for being young. Instead, make your speech, behavior, love, faith, and purity an example for other believers.
• Hebrews 12:14Try to live peacefully with everyone, and try to live holy lives, because if you don’t, you will not see the Lord.
• 3 John 1:11Dear friend, never imitate evil, but imitate good. The person who does good is from God. The person who does evil has never seen God.
• 1 Corinthians 14:1Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially the gift of speaking what God has revealed.
• Romans 14:17God’s kingdom does not consist of what a person eats or drinks. Rather, God’s kingdom consists of God’s approval and peace, as well as the joy that the Holy Spirit gives.
• Romans 15:5May God, who gives you this endurance and encouragement, allow you to live in harmony with each other by following the example of Christ Jesus.
• 1 Corinthians 1:10Brothers and sisters, I encourage all of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to agree with each other and not to split into opposing groups. I want you to be united in your understanding and opinions.
• 1 Peter 3:11They must turn away from evil and do good. They must seek peace and pursue it.
• 1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that you examine hearts and delight in honesty. With an honest heart I have willingly offered all these things. I’ve been overjoyed to see your people here offering so willingly to you.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Flee also youthful lusts - Not only all irregular and sensual desires, but pride, ambition, and, above all, the lust of power, to which most men will sacrifice all other propensities, their ease, pleasure, health, etc. This is the most bewitching passion in the human heart. Both in Church and state it is ruinous; but particularly so in the former. Timothy was now between thirty and forty years of age, the very age in which ambition and the love of power…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Flee also youthful lusts - Such passions as youth are subject to. On the word “flee,” and the pertinency of its use in such a connection, see the notes at 1 Corinthians 6:18. Paul felt that Timothy, then a young man, was subject to the same passions as other young men; and hence, his repeated cautions to him to avoid all those things, arising from his youth, which might be the occasion of scandal; compare the notes at 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Timothy 5:2. It is…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 The more we follow that which is good, the faster and the further we shall flee from that which is evil. The keeping up the communion of saints, will take us from fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness. See how often the apostle cautions against disputes in religion; which surely shows that religion consists more in believing and practising what God requires, than in subtle disputes. Those are unapt to teach, who are apt to strive, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22those who call on the Lord: Compare Psalm 99:6; Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21; 9:14, 21; 22:16; Romans 10:12–13; 1 Corinthians 1:2. out of a pure heart: See 1 Timothy 1:5.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Flee--There are many lusts from which our greatest safety is in flight (Ge 39:12). Avoid occasions of sin. From the abstemious character of Timothy (1Ti 5:23) it is likely that not animal indulgences, but the impetuosity, rash self-confidence, hastiness, strife, and vainglory of young men (1Jo 2:14-16), are what he is here warned against: though the Spirit probably intended the warning to include both in its application to the Church in general…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 2:22

• Charitableness
• Children
• Commandments
• Heart
• Holiness
• Love
• Lust
• Minister, Christian
• Peace
• Purity
• Righteous
• Righteousness
• Worldliness
• Young Men

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Approved
• Commit
• Deny
• Eat
• Endure
• Entangle
• Eternal
• Faithful
• Foolish

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings