The Latin Vulgate VUL
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1 tu ergo fili mi confortare in gratia quae est in Christo Iesu
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You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
2 et quae audisti a me per multos testes haec commenda fidelibus hominibus qui idonei erunt et alios docere
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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 labora sicut bonus miles Christi Iesu
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Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
4 nemo militans inplicat se negotiis saecularibus ut ei placeat cui se probavit
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No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
5 nam et qui certat in agone non coronatur nisi legitime certaverit
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An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
6 laborantem agricolam oportet primum de fructibus accipere
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It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
7 intellege quae dico dabit enim tibi Dominus in omnibus intellectum
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Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
8 memor esto Iesum Christum resurrexisse a mortuis ex semine David secundum evangelium meum
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Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,
9 in quo laboro usque ad vincula quasi male operans sed verbum Dei non est alligatum
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for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!
10 ideo omnia sustineo propter electos ut et ipsi salutem consequantur quae est in Christo Iesu cum gloria caelesti
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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 fidelis sermo nam si conmortui sumus et convivemus
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The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
12 si sustinemus et conregnabimus si negabimus et ille negabit nos
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if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
13 si non credimus ille fidelis manet negare se ipsum non potest
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if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself.
14 haec commone testificans coram Domino noli verbis contendere in nihil utile ad subversionem audientium
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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 sollicite cura te ipsum probabilem exhibere Deo operarium inconfusibilem recte tractantem verbum veritatis
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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 profana autem inaniloquia devita multum enim proficient ad impietatem
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But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
17 et sermo eorum ut cancer serpit ex quibus est Hymeneus et Philetus
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and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 qui a veritate exciderunt dicentes resurrectionem iam factam et subvertunt quorundam fidem
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who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
19 sed firmum fundamentum Dei stetit habens signaculum hoc cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius et discedat ab iniquitate omnis qui nominat nomen Domini
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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 in magna autem domo non solum sunt vasa aurea et argentea sed et lignea et fictilia et quaedam quidem in honorem quaedam autem in contumeliam
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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 si quis ergo emundaverit se ab istis erit vas in honorem sanctificatum et utile Domino ad omne opus bonum paratum
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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 iuvenilia autem desideria fuge sectare vero iustitiam fidem caritatem pacem cum his qui invocant Dominum de corde puro
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So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
23 stultas autem et sine disciplina quaestiones devita sciens quia generant lites
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Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
24 servum autem Domini non oportet litigare sed mansuetum esse ad omnes docibilem patientem
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And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
25 cum modestia corripientem eos qui resistunt nequando det illis Deus paenitentiam ad cognoscendam veritatem
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correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,
26 et resipiscant a diaboli laqueis a quo capti tenentur ad ipsius voluntatem
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and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
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