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| 1As for you, my child, be strong by the grace that is in the Messiah Jesus. | 1You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, |
| 2What you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well. | 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. |
| 3Join me in suffering like a good soldier of the Messiah Jesus. | 3Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. |
| 4No one serving in the military gets mixed up in civilian matters, for his aim is to please his commanding officer. | 4No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. |
| 5Moreover, no one who is an athlete wins a prize unless he competes according to the rules. | 5An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. |
| 6Furthermore, it is the hard working farmer who should have the first share of the crops. | 6It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. |
| 7Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you to understand all these things. | 7Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. |
| 8Meditate on Jesus, the Messiah, who was raised from the dead and is a descendant of David. This is the gospel I tell others. | 8Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, |
| 9Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God's word is not chained. | 9for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! |
| 10For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory. | 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. |
| 11This saying is trustworthy: In dying with the Messiah, true life we gain. | 11The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; |
| 12Enduring, we with him will reign. Who him denies, he will disclaim. | 12if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; |
| 13Our faith may fail, his never wanes— That's who he is, he cannot change! | 13if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself. |
| 14Remind others about these things, and warn them before God not to argue over words. Arguing does not do any good but only destroys those who are listening. | 14Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. |
| 15Do your best to present yourself to God as an approved worker who has nothing to be ashamed of, handling the word of truth with precision. | 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. |
| 16However, avoid pointless discussions. For people will become more and more ungodly, | 16But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, |
| 17and what they say will spread everywhere like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that. | 17and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, |
| 18They have abandoned the truth by claiming that the resurrection has already taken place, and so they destroy the faith of others. | 18who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. |
| 19However, God's solid foundation still stands. It has this inscription on it: "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from evil." | 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.” |
| 20In a large house there are not only utensils made of gold and silver, but also those made of wood and clay. Some are for special use, while others are for ordinary use. | 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. |
| 21Therefore, if anyone stops associating with these people, he will become a special utensil, set apart for the owner's use, prepared for every good action. | 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. |
| 22Flee from youthful passions. Instead, pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace together with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart. | 22So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. |
| 23Do not have anything to do with foolish and stupid discussions, because you know they breed arguments. | 23Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. |
| 24A servant of the Lord must not argue. Instead, he must be kind to everyone, teachable, willing to suffer wrong, | 24And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, |
| 25and gentle when refuting opponents. After all, maybe God will allow them to repent and to come to a full knowledge of the truth, | 25correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, |
| 26so that they might escape from the devil's snare, even though they've been held captive by him to do his will. | 26and 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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