1 Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace in Christ Jesus.
2 And what thou have heard from me through many witnesses, these things commit thou to faithful men who will be competent to teach others also.
3 Thou therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No man who serves in the military entangles himself in the affairs of life, so that he may please the man who enlisted the army.
5 And also if any man competes, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully.
6 The farmer who labors must be the first to partake of the fruits.
7 Consider what I say, for may the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good-news,
9 within which I suffer evil to the point of bonds as an evildoer, but the word of God is not bound.
10 Because of this I endure all things because of the chosen, so that they also may experience salvation in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
11 Faithful is the saying, For if we die together, we will also live together.
12 If we endure, we will also reign together. If we renounce him, that man will also renounce us.
13 If we are unfaithful, that man remains faithful. He cannot renounce himself.
14 Remind them of these things, solemnly testifying in the sight of the Lord, not to brawl verbally, to nothing useful, to the ruin of those who hear.
15 Be diligent to present thyself approved to God, an irreproachable workman, correctly traversing the word of truth.
16 But shun profane babblings, for they will advance to greater impiety,
17 and their word will have a feeding field like gangrene, of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 men who missed the mark about the truth, saying the resurrection happened already, and they overthrow the faith of some.
19 Nevertheless the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, Lord knows those who are his, and, Let every man who names the name of Lord keep away from unrighteousness.
20 Now in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wood and earthen, and some for esteem and some for disesteem.
21 If therefore any man purges himself from these things, he will be a vessel for esteem, sanctified and useful to the master, prepared for every good work.
22 And flee juvenile impulses, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
23 But shun foolish and uneducated questions, knowing that they breed quarrels.
24 And a bondman of Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,
25 in mildness correcting those who oppose. Perhaps God may grant them repentance for recognition of the truth,
26 and they may sober up out of the snare of the devil, having been captured by him for his will.
1 Thou therfore my sonne be stronge in the grace that is in Christ Iesu.
2 And what thynges thou hast hearde of me many bearynge witnes the same diliver to faythfull men which are apte to teache other
3 Thou therfore suffre affliccion as a good soudier of Iesu Christ.
4 No man that warreth entanglith him silfe with worldely busynes and that be cause he wolde please him that hath chosen him to be a soudier.
5 And though a man strive for a mastery yet ys he not crouned except he strive laufully.
6 The husbandma that laboreth must fyrst receave of the frutes.
7 Consyder what I saye. The lorde geve the vnderstondynge in all thynges.
8 Remember that Iesus Christ beynge of he sede of David rose agayne fro deth accordynge to my gospell
9 wherin I suffre trouble as an evyll doar even vnto bondes. But the worde of god was not bounde.
10 Herefore I suffre all thinges for ye electes sakes that they myght also obtayne that saluacion which is in Christ Iesu with eternall glory.
11 It is a true sayinge if we be deed wt him we also shall live with him.
12 Yf we be pacient we shall also raigne wt him. If we denye him he also shall denye vs.
13 Yf we beleve not yet abideth he faithfull. He cannot denye him silfe.
14 Of these thynges put them in remembraunce and testifie before the lorde that they stryve not about wordes which is to no proffet but to pervert the hearers.
15 Study to shewe thy silfe laudable vnto god a workman yt nedeth not to be a shamed dividynge the worde of trueth iustly
16 . Vngostly and vayne voyces passe over. For they shall encreace vnto greater vngodlynes
17 and their wordes shall fret even as doeth a cancre: of whose nombre ys Hymeneos and Philetos
18 which as concernynge the trueth have erred sayinge that the resurreccion is past all redy and do destroye the fayth of divers persones.
19 But the sure grounde of god remayneth and hath this seale: the lorde knoweth them that are his and let every man that calleth on the name of Christ departe from iniquite.
20 Not withstondinge in a greate housse are not only vesselles of golde and of silver: but also of wood and of erthe some for honoure and some vnto dishonoure.
21 But Yf a man purdge him silfe from suche felowes he shalbe a vessell sanctified vnto honoure mete for the lorde and prepared vnto all good workes.
22 Lustes of youth avoyde and folowe rightwesnes fayth love and peace with them that call on the lorde with pure herte.
23 Folisshe and vnlearned questions put from the remebrynge that they do but gendre stryfe.
24 But the servaunt of the lorde must not stryve: but must be peasable vnto all men and apte to teache and one that can suffre:
25 the evyll in meknes and can informe them that resist yf that god at eny tyme will geve them repentauce for to knowe the trueth:
26 that they maye come to the selves agayne out of the snare of the devyll which are now taken of him at his will.