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2 Timothy 2

Common English Bible CEB

1 So, my child, draw your strength from the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 Take the things you heard me say in front of many other witnesses and pass them on to faithful people who are also capable of teaching others.

3 Accept your share of suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

4 Nobody who serves in the military gets tied up with civilian matters, so that they can please the one who recruited them.

5 Also in the same way, athletes don't win unless they follow the rules.

6 A hardworking farmer should get the first share of the crop.

7 Think about what I'm saying; the Lord will give you understanding about everything.

8 Remember Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead and descended from David. This is my good news.

9 This is the reason I'm suffering to the point that I'm in prison like a common criminal. But God's word cannot be imprisoned.

10 This is why I endure everything for the sake of those who are chosen by God so that they too may experience salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 This saying is reliable: "If we have died together, we will also live together.

12 If we endure, we will also rule together. If we deny him, he will also deny us.

13 If we are disloyal, he stays faithful" because he can't be anything else than what he is.

14 Remind them of these things and warn them in the sight of God not to engage in battles over words that aren't helpful and only destroy those who hear them.

15 Make an effort to present yourself to God as a tried-and-true worker, who doesn't need to be ashamed but is one who interprets the message of truth correctly.

16 Avoid their godless discussions, because they will lead many people into ungodly behavior,

17 and their ideas will spread like an infection. This includes Hymenaeus and Philetus,

18 who have deviated from the truth by claiming that the resurrection has already happened. This has undermined some people's faith.

19 God's solid foundation is still standing with this sign: The Lord knows the people who belong to him, and Everyone who confesses the Lord's name must avoid wickedness.

20 In a mansion, there aren't just gold and silver bowls but also some bowls that are made of wood and clay. Some are meant for special uses, some for garbage.

21 So if anyone washes filth off themselves, they will be set apart as a "special bowl." They will be useful to the owner of the mansion for every sort of good work.

22 Run away from adolescent cravings. Instead, pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace together with those who confess the Lord with a clean heart.

23 Avoid foolish and thoughtless discussions, since you know that they produce conflicts.

24 God's slave shouldn't be argumentative but should be kind toward all people, able to teach, patient,

25 and should correct opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will change their mind and give them a knowledge of the truth.

26 They may come to their senses and escape from the devil's trap that holds them captive to do his will.

English Standard Version ESV

1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,

2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.

7 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,

9 for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!

10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;

12 if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;

13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.

14 Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

16 But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,

17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

18 who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.

19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his, ” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity. ”

20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.

21 Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.

22 So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.

24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,

25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,

26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.