# 2 Timothy 2 
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1. You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
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2. and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
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3. Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
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4. No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
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5. An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
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6. It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
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7. Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. 
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8. Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,
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9. for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!
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10. 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.
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11. The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him; 
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12. if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us; 
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13. if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself. 
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14. Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
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15. Do 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.
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16. But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
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17. and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
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18. who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
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19. 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.” 
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20. 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.
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21. Therefore, 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. 
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22. So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
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23. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
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24. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
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25. correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,
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26. and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will. 

(ESV)