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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>2 Timothy 2 ESV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_timothy/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/2_timothy/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</a> > 2 Timothy 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_timothy/1.htm" title="2 Timothy 1">◄</a> 2 Timothy 2 <a href="../2_timothy/3.htm" title="2 Timothy 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/2_timothy/2.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women, depending on the context">a</a></sup></span> who will be able to teach others also. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The saying is trustworthy, for:</p><span class="block-indent"><p class="line-group"><span class="ln-group">If we have died with him, we will also live with him;</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">if we endure, we will also reign with him;</span><br /><span class="ln-group">if we deny him, he also will deny us;</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">if we are faithless, he remains faithful—</span></p><p class="same-paragraph">for he cannot deny himself.</p> <p class="heading">A Worker Approved by God</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Remind them of these things, and charge them before God<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts the Lord">b</a></sup></span> not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="That is, one approved after being tested">c</a></sup></span> a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>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.”</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Greek from these things">d</a></sup></span> he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And the Lord’s servant<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface">e</a></sup></span> must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/2_timothy/2-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> The Greek word <i language="Greek">anthropoi</i> can refer to both men and women, depending on the context<br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Some manuscripts <i>the Lord</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> That is, <span class="catch-word">one approved</span> after being tested<br /><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Greek <i><span class="catch-word">from</span> these things</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> For the contextual rendering of the Greek word <i language="Greek">doulos</i>, see <a href="../">>Preface</a><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 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