2 Timothy 2:1 You4771 therefore,3767 my3450 child,5043 be strengthened1743 in1722 the grace5485 that is3588 in1722 Christ5547 Jesus.242422532 The things which3739 you have heard191 from3844 me1700 among1223 many4183 witnesses,3144 commit3908 the same5023 to faithful4103 men,444 who3748 will be2071 able to2425 teach1321 others2087 also.25323 You4771 therefore3767 must endure hardship,2553 as5613 a good2570 soldier4757 of Christ5547 Jesus.24244 No soldier3762 on duty4754 entangles himself1707 in the affairs of4230 life,979 that2443 he may please700 him who enrolled him as a soldier.475851161 Also,2532 if1437 anyone5100 competes in athletics,118 he4737 isn't3756 crowned4737 unless3362 he has competed118 by the rules.35456 The farmers1092 who labor2872 must1163 be3335 the first4412 to get a share3335 of the crops.44137 Consider3539 what3739 I say,3004 and1063 may the Lord2962 give1325 you4671 understanding4907 in1722 all things.3956
2 Timothy 2:8 Remember34211453 Jesus2424 Christ,5547 risen1453 from1537 the dead,3498 of1537 the seed4690 of David,1138 according to2596 my3450 Good News,209893739 in1722 which I suffer hardship2553 to3360 the point of chains1199 as5613 a criminal.2557 But235 God's2316 word30561210 isn't3756 chained.121010 Therefore1223 I endure5278 all things3956 for1223 the chosen1588 ones' sake,1223 that2443 they846 also2532 may5177 obtain5177 the salvation4991 which is3588 in1722 Christ5547 Jesus2424 with3326 eternal166 glory.512411 This saying3056 is faithful:4103 "For1063 if1487 we died with4880 him, we will4800 also2532 live with4800 him.
12 If1487 we endure,5278 we will4821 also2532 reign with4821 him. If1487 we deny720 him, he also2548 will deny720 us.224813 If1487 we are faithless,569 he1565 remains3306 faithful.4103 He1410 can't1410 deny720 himself."1438
2 Timothy 2:14 Remind5279 them of these things,5023 charging1263 them in the sight1799 of the Lord,2962 that they don't3361 argue3054 about words,3054 to1519 no3762 profit,5539 to1909 the subverting2692 of those who hear.191
2 Timothy 2:15 Give diligence4704 to present3936 yourself4572 approved1384 by God,2316 a workman2040 who doesn't need to be ashamed,422 properly3718 handling the Word3056 of Truth.22516 But1161 shun4026 empty952 chatter,2757 for1063 it will go4298 further4119 in1909 ungodliness,76317 and2532 those846 words3056 will2192 consume3542 like5613 gangrene,1044 of whom3739 is2076 Hymenaeus5211 and2532 Philetus;537218 men who3748 have erred795 concerning4012 the truth,225 saying3004 that1096 the resurrection386 is already2235 past,1096 and2532 overthrowing396 the faith4102 of some.510019 However3305 God's2316 firm4731 foundation2310 stands,2476 having2192 this3778 seal,4973 "The Lord2962 knows1097 those who are5607 his,"846{TR reads “Christ” instead of “the Lord”} and,2532 "Let868 every one3956 who names3686 the name3686 of the Lord5547 depart868 from575 unrighteousness."9320 Now1161 in1722 a large3173 house3614 there are2076 not3756 only3440 vessels4632 of gold5552 and2532 of silver,693 but235 also2532 of wood3585 and2532 of clay.37492532 Some3739 are for1519 honor,5092 and1161 some3739 for1519 dishonor.81921 If1437 anyone5100 therefore3767 purges1571 himself1438 from575 these,5130 he will be2071 a vessel4632 for2173 honor,5092 sanctified,37 and2532 suitable2173 for the master's1203 use,2173 prepared2090 for1519 every3956 good18 work.2041
2 Timothy 2:22 Flee5343 from1161 youthful3512 lusts;1939 but1161 pursue1377 righteousness,1343 faith,4102 love,26 and peace1515 with3326 those who call1941 on the Lord2962 out of1537 a pure2513 heart.258823 But1161 refuse3868 foolish3474 and2532 ignorant521 questionings,2214 knowing1492 that3754 they generate1080 strife.3163241161 The Lord's2962 servant1401 must1163 not3756 quarrel,3164 but235 be1511 gentle2261 towards4314 all,3956 able to teach,1317 patient,42025 in1722 gentleness4236 correcting3811 those who oppose him:4753379 Perhaps3379 God2316 may give1325 them846 repentance3341 leading to1519 a full knowledge1922 of the truth,22526 and2532 they may recover themselves366 out of1537 the devil's1228 snare,3803 having been taken captive2221 by5259 him846 to1519 his1565 will.2307