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| 1You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, | 1Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| 2and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. | 2And 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. |
| 3Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. | 3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. |
| 4No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. | 4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. |
| 5An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. | 5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. |
| 6It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. | 6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. |
| 7Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. | 7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. |
| 8Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, | 8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: |
| 9for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! | 9Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. |
| 10Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. | 10Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. |
| 11The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; | 11It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: |
| 12if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; | 12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: |
| 13if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself. | 13If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. |
| 14Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. | 14Of 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. |
| 15Do 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. | 15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. |
| 16But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, | 16But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. |
| 17and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, | 17And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; |
| 18who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. | 18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. |
| 19But 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.” | 19Nevertheless 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. |
| 20Now 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. | 20But 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. |
| 21Therefore, 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. | 21If 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. |
| 22So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. | 22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
| 23Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. | 23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. |
| 24And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, | 24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, |
| 25correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, | 25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; |
| 26and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. | 26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. |
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