<TITLE>2 Timothy 2</TITLE>
                2 Timothy 2

[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.

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