1 You then,wSee ch. 1:2 my child,xSee Eph. 6:10 be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 andych. 1:13 what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnessesz1 Tim. 1:18 entrust to faithful mena[Titus 1:5] who will be able to teach others also. 3 bch. 1:8; 4:5 Share in suffering asc1 Tim. 1:18 a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldierd2 Pet. 2:20 gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5 eSee 1 Cor. 9:25 An athlete is notf[ch. 4:8] crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It isg1 Cor. 9:10; [Heb. 6:7] 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,h1 Cor. 15:20 risen from the dead, theiSee Matt. 1:1 offspring of David,jSee Rom. 2:16 as preached in my gospel,
9 kch. 1:8, 12 for which I am suffering,lSee Phil. 1:7 bound with chains as a criminal. Butm[ch. 4:17]; See Phil. 1:13 the word of God is not bound!
10 ThereforenEph. 3:13; Col. 1:24; [1 Cor. 13:7] I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtaino2 Cor. 1:6 the salvation that is in Christ Jesus withp1 Pet. 5:10 eternal glory.
11 The saying isqSee 1 Tim. 1:15 trustworthy, for:
r[1 Thess. 5:10]; See Rom. 6:8 If we have died with him, we will alsosRev. 20:4 live with him;
12 t[2 Thess. 1:4, 5]; See Rom. 8:17; Heb. 10:36; Rev. 20:4 if we endure, we will also reign with him;
uSee Matt. 10:33 if we deny him, he also will deny us;
13 vSee Rom. 3:3 if we are faithless,wSee 1 Cor. 1:9 he remains faithful— forxNum. 23:19; Titus 1:2 he cannot deny himself.
14 Remind them of these things, andy1 Tim. 5:21; 6:13 charge them before Godz1 Tim. 6:4; [ver. 23] not to quarrel about words,aTitus 3:9 which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workerb[Phil. 1:20] who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 16 ButcTitus 3:9 avoidd1 Tim. 6:20 irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them aree1 Tim. 1:20 Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have swerved from the truth,f[1 Cor. 15:12] saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. 19 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal:gNum. 16:5; Nah. 1:7; John 10:14, 27; [Luke 13:27]; See 1 Cor. 8:3 “The Lord knows those who are his, ” and, “Let everyonehIsa. 26:13 who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity. ”
20 Now iniSee 1 Tim. 3:15 a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay,jRom. 9:21 some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. 21 Therefore,k[Prov. 25:4; Isa. 52:11] 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,lch. 3:17; Titus 3:1; [1 Tim. 5:10] ready for every good work.
22 Som1 Tim. 6:11 fleen[1 Tim. 4:12] youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along withoActs 7:59; 9:14 those who call on the Lordp1 Tim. 1:5 from a pure heart. 23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorantqSee 1 Tim. 6:4 controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 Andr[1 Tim. 3:3] the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome buts1 Thess. 2:7 kind to everyone,t1 Tim. 3:2 able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponentsuGal. 6:1; Titus 3:2; [1 Tim. 6:11; 1 Pet. 3:15] with gentleness. GodvDan. 4:27; Acts 8:22; See Acts 5:31 may perhaps grant them repentancewSee 1 Tim. 2:4 leading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may escape fromx1 Tim. 3:7 the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.