2 Timothy 2
1 Thou therefore, my son, be
strong in the
grace that is
in Christ Jesus. 2 And the
things that thou hast
heard of me among many witnesses, the
same commit
thou to
faithful men, who shall
be able to
teach others also. 3 Thou therefore endure
hardness,
as a
good soldier of
Jesus Christ. 4 No
man that
warreth entangleth
himself with the
affairs of this
life; that he may
please him who hath chosen him to be a
soldier.
5 And if a
man also strive for masteries, yet is
he not crowned,
except he
strive lawfully. 6 The
husbandman that
laboureth must
be first partaker of the
fruits. 7 Consider what I
say;
and the
Lord give thee understanding in all
things. 8 Remember that
Jesus Christ of the
seed of
David was
raised from the
dead according
to my gospel: 9 Wherein I suffer
trouble,
as an evil
doer, even
unto bonds; but the
word of
God is not bound.
10 Therefore I endure all
things for the
elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the
salvation which is
in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 It is a
faithful saying: For if we be dead
with him, we
shall also live
with him:
12 If we
suffer, we
shall also reign
with him:
if we
deny him, he
also will
deny us: 13 If we believe
not, yet
he abideth faithful: he
cannot deny himself. 14 Of these
things put them in
remembrance,
charging them
before the
Lord that they
strive not about
words to no profit, but
to the
subverting of the
hearers.
15 Study to
shew thyself approved unto
God, a
workman that needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly
dividing the
word of
truth. 16 But shun profane and vain
babblings: for they will
increase unto more ungodliness. 17 And their word will
eat as doth a
canker: of
whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; 18 Who concerning the
truth have
erred,
saying that the
resurrection is
past already; and overthrow the
faith of
some. 19 Nevertheless the
foundation of
God standeth sure, having this seal, The
Lord knoweth them that
are his. And, Let every
one that
nameth the
name of
Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a
great house there
are not only vessels of
gold and of
silver, but also of
wood and of
earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 21 If a
man therefore purge himself from these, he shall
be a
vessel unto honour, sanctified,
and meet for the master's
use, and
prepared unto every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call
on the
Lord out
of a
pure heart. 23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid,
knowing that they do
gender strifes. 24 And the
servant of the
Lord must not strive;
but be gentle unto all men, apt to
teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose
themselves;
if God peradventure will
give them repentance to the
acknowledging of the
truth; 26 And that they may recover
themselves out
of the
snare of the
devil, who are taken
captive by him at his will.