2 Timothy 2
1 You must, then, my child, find strength in the help which comes from the union with Christ Jesus;
You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Meshikha Yeshua.
2 and what you learnt from me, in the presence of many listeners, entrust to reliable people, who will be able in their turn to teach others.
The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful people, who will be able to teach others also.
3 Share hardships with me, as a true soldier of Christ Jesus.
You therefore must share in hardship, as a good soldier of Meshikha Yeshua.
4 A soldier on active service, to please his superior officer, always avoids entangling himself in the affairs of ordinary life.
No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
5 No athlete is ever awarded the wreath of victory unless they have kept the rules.
Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
6 The laborer who does the work should be the first to receive a share of the fruits of the earth.
The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.
7 Reflect on what I say; the Lord will always help you to understand.
Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in all things.
8 Keep before your mind Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David, as told in the good news entrusted to me;
Remember Yeshua Meshikha, risen from the dead, a descendant of Dawid, according to my Good News,
9 in the service of which I am suffering hardships, even to being put in fetters as a criminal. But the message of God is not fettered;
in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God's word is not chained.
10 and that is why I submit to anything for the sake of God’s people: so that they also may obtain the salvation which comes from union with Christ Jesus, and imperishable glory. (aiōnios g166)
Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones' sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Meshikha Yeshua with everlasting glory. (aiōnios g166)
11 How true this saying is – ‘If we have shared his death, we will also share his life.
This saying is faithful: "For if we died with him, we will also live with him.
12 If we continue to endure, we will also share his throne. If we should ever disown him, he, too, will disown us.
If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.
13 If we lose our trust, he is still to be trusted, for he cannot be false to himself!’
If we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself."
14 Remind people of all this; tell them solemnly, as in the sight of God, to avoid controversy, a useless thing and the ruin of those who listen to it.
Remind them of these things, charging them in the presence of God, not to wrangle about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.
15 Do your utmost to show yourself true to God, a worker with no reason to be ashamed, accurate in delivering the message of the truth.
Do your best to present yourself approved by God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, properly handling the word of truth.
16 Avoid profane prattle. Those who indulge in it only get deeper into irreligious ways,
But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
17 and their teaching will spread like a cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are instances of this.
and their word will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18 They have gone completely astray as regards the truth; they say that a resurrection has already taken place, and so upset some people’s faith.
who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.
19 Yet God’s firm foundation still stands unmoved, and it bears this inscription – ‘THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS’; and this – ‘LET ALL THOSE WHO USE THE NAME OF THE LORD TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS.’
However God's firm foundation stands, having this seal, "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness."
20 Now in a large house there are not only things of gold and silver, but also others of wood and earthenware, some for better and some for common use.
Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.
21 If, then, a person has escaped from the pollution of such errors as I have mentioned, they will be like a thing kept for better use, set apart, serviceable to its owner, ready for any good purpose.
If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master's use, prepared for every good work.
22 Flee from the passions of youth, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in the company of those who, with a pure heart, invoke the Lord.
Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23 Shun foolish and ignorant discussions, for you know that they only breed quarrels;
But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
24 and a servant of the Lord should never quarrel. They ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to everyone, skillful teachers, and forbearing.
The Lord's servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
25 They should instruct their opponents in a gentle spirit; for, possibly, God may give those opponents a repentance that will lead to a fuller knowledge of truth,
in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,
26 and they may yet come to a sober mind, and escape from the devil’s net, when captured by the Lord’s servant to do the will of God.
and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
