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King James Bible |
Youngs Literal Translation
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| 2:1 |
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that `is' in Christ Jesus, |
| 2:2 |
And 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. |
and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach; |
| 2:3 |
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. |
thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ; |
| 2:4 |
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. |
no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please; |
| 2:5 |
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. |
and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully; |
| 2:6 |
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. |
the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake; |
| 2:7 |
Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. |
be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things. |
| 2:8 |
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: |
Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news, |
| 2:9 |
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. |
in which I suffer evil -- unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound; |
| 2:10 |
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. |
because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that `is' in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during. |
| 2:11 |
It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: |
Stedfast `is' the word: For if we died together -- we also shall live together; |
| 2:12 |
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us: |
if we do endure together -- we shall also reign together; if we deny `him', he also shall deny us; |
| 2:13 |
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. |
if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able. |
| 2:14 |
Of 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. |
These things remind `them' of, testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing; |
| 2:15 |
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. |
be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth; |
| 2:16 |
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. |
and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance, |
| 2:17 |
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus; |
and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus, |
| 2:18 |
Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. |
who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some; |
| 2:19 |
Nevertheless 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. |
sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, `The Lord hath known those who are His,' and `Let him depart from unrighteousness -- every one who is naming the name of Christ.' |
| 2:20 |
But 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. |
And 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: |
| 2:21 |
If 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. |
if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared, |
| 2:22 |
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart; |
| 2:23 |
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. |
and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife, |
| 2:24 |
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, |
and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil, |
| 2:25 |
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; |
in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth, |
| 2:26 |
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. |
and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will. |
