'You1then,2my4child,3be strengthened5by6the7grace8that9isin10Christ11Jesus,12 and1what2you have heard3from4me5in the presence of6many7witnesses8entrust10to faithful11men12who13will be15able14to teach18others17also.16 Share in suffering1as2a good3soldier4of Christ5Jesus.6 No1soldier2gets entangled in3civilian6pursuits,7since8his aim is to please11the one9who enlisted10him. An athlete45is7not6crowned7unless89he competes11according to the rules.10 It isthe1hard-working2farmer3whoought4to have8the first5share8of the6crops.7 Think over1what2I say,3for5the7Lord8will give4you6understanding9in10everything.11 Remember1Jesus2Christ,3risen4from5thedead,6the offspring of8David,9as10preached inmy13gospel,12 for1which2I am suffering,3boundwith4chains5as6a criminal.7But8the9word10of God12is14not13bound!14 Therefore12I endure4everything3for the sake of5the6elect,7that8they10also9may obtain12the salvation11that13isin14Christ15Jesus16with17eternal19glory.18 The2saying3istrustworthy,1for:5If4we have died with6him,we will8also7live with8him; if1we endure,2we will4also3reign with [him];4if5we deny6him,he also7will deny8us;9 if1we are faithless,2he3remains5faithful4— for7he cannot910deny6himself.8 Remind [them]2of these things,1andcharge [them]3before4God6not7to quarrel about words,8which doesno10good,11but onlyruins13the14hearers.15 Do your best1to present4yourself2to God6as one approved,3a worker7who has no need to be ashamed,8rightly handling9the10word11of truth.13 But2avoid5irreverent3babble,4for8it will lead [people]9into6more and more7ungodliness,10 and1their4talk3will spread78like5gangrene.6Among them9are10Hymenaeus11and12Philetus,13 who1have swerved5[from]2the3truth,4saying6thatthe7resurrection8has10already9happened.10They are upsetting12the13faith15of some.14 But2God’s6firm3foundation4stands,7bearing8this11seal:10The Lord13knows12those14who are15his,16and,17Let18everyone21who names23the24name25of the Lord26depart18from19iniquity.20 Now3in1a great2house4there are6not5only7vessels8of gold9and10silver11but12also13of wood14and15clay,16some18for20honorable use,21some22for24dishonorable.25 Therefore,2if1anyone3cleanses4himself5from6what [is dishonorable],7he will be8a vessel9for10honorable [use],11set apart as holy,12useful13to the14master [of the house],15ready20for16every17good19work.18 So2flee5youthful3passions4and7pursue6righteousness,8faith,9love,10andpeace,11along with12those13who call on14the15Lord16from17a pure18heart.19 Have nothing to do with7foolish,3ignorant5controversies;6you know8that9they breed10quarrels.11 And2the Lord’s3servant1must5not4be quarrelsome6but7kind8to10everyone,11able to teach,12patiently enduring evil,13 correcting3hisopponents5with1gentleness.2God10may7perhaps6grant7them8repentance11[leading] to12a knowledge13of the truth,14 and1they may come to their senses2and[escape] from3the4snare of7the5devil,6after being captured8by9him10[to do]11his13will.14