| 2:1 | You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| 2:2 | And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. |
| 2:3 | You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. |
| 2:4 | No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of [this] life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. |
| 2:5 | And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. |
| 2:6 | The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops. |
| 2:7 | Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things. |
| 2:8 | Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel, |
| 2:9 | for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, [even] to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained. |
| 2:10 | Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. |
| 2:11 | [This is] a faithful saying: For if we died with [Him], We shall also live with [Him]. |
| 2:12 | If we endure, We shall also reign with [Him]. If we deny [Him], He also will deny us. |
| 2:13 | If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. |
| 2:14 | Remind [them] of these things, charging [them] before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers. |
| 2:15 | Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. |
| 2:16 | But shun profane [and] idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness. |
| 2:17 | And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort, |
| 2:18 | who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some. |
| 2:19 | Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity." |
| 2:20 | But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. |
| 2:21 | Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. |
| 2:22 | Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
| 2:23 | But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. |
| 2:24 | And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, |
| 2:25 | in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, |
| 2:26 | and [that] they may come to their senses [and escape] the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to [do] his will. |
2 Timothy 2 - New King James Version
