Understand what I say: for the Lord will give thee in all things understanding.
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2 Timothy
Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:
Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer. But the word of God is not bound.
Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.
A faithful saying: for if we be dead with him, we shall live also with him.
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.
If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he cannot deny himself.
Of these things put them in mind, charging them before the Lord. Contend not in words: for it is to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they grow much towards ungodliness.
And their speech spreadeth like a canker: of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus:
Who have erred from the truth, saying that the resurrection is past already, and have subverted the faith of some.
But the sure foundation of God standeth firm, having this seal: the Lord knoweth who are his; and let every one depart from iniquity who nameth the name of the Lord.
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth: and some indeed unto honour, but some unto dishonour.
If any man therefore shall cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified and profitable to the Lord, prepared unto every good work.
But flee thou youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity and peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
And avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strifes.
But the servant of the Lord must not wrangle: but be mild toward all men, apt to teach, patient,
With modesty admonishing them that resist the truth: if peradventure God may give them repentance to know the truth;
And they may recover themselves from the snares of the devil by whom they are held captive at his will.
Know also this, that in the last days shall come dangerous times.
Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,
Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,
Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasure more than of God:
Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.
For of these sort are they who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers desires:
Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth.
Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.
But they shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.
And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error,
But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee. Knowing of whom thou hast learned them:
And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice:
That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.
I charge thee, before God and Jesus Christ, who shall judge the living and the dead, by his coming and his kingdom:
Preach the word: be instant in season, out of season: reprove, entreat, rebuke in all patience and doctrine.
For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers having itching ears:
And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.
But be thou vigilant, labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. Be sober.
For I am even now ready to be sacrificed: and the time of my dissolution is at hand.
I have fought a good fight: I have finished my course: I have kept the faith.
As to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of justice which the Lord the just judge will render to me in that day: and not only to me, but to them also that love his coming. Make haste to come to me quickly.
For Demas hath left me, loving this world, and is gone to Thessalonica:
Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia.
Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.
The cloak that I left at Troas, with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee: and the books, especially the parchments.
Alexander the coppersmith hath done me much evil: the Lord will reward him according to his works:
Whom do thou also avoid: for he hath greatly withstood our words.
At my first answer, no man stood with me: but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge!
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching may be accomplished and that all the Gentiles may hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Salute Prisca, and Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus.
Erastus remained at Corinth. And Trophimus I left sick at Miletus.
Make haste to come before winter. Eubulus and Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren, salute thee.
The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
Titus
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:
Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world:
But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
To Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith, grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
For this cause I left thee in Crete: that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:
If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot or unruly.
For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, nor given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:
But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to convince the gainsayers.
For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision.
Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.
One of them a prophet of their own, said: The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
This testimony is true. Wherefore, rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith:
Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn themselves away from the truth.
All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him: being abominable and incredulous and to every good work reprobate.
But speak thou the things that become sound doctrine:
That the aged men be sober, chaste, prudent, sound in faith, in love, in patience.
The aged women, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well:
That they may teach the young women to be wise, to love their husbands, to love their children.
To be discreet, chaste, sober, having a care of the house, gentle, obedient to their husbands: that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Young men, in like manner, exhort that they be sober.
In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity,
The sound word that can not be blamed: that he who is on the contrary part may be afraid, having no evil to say of us.
Exhort servants to be obedient to their masters: in all things pleasing, not gainsaying:
Not defrauding, but in all things shewing good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men:
Instructing us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly and justly and godly in this world,
Looking for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable, a pursuer of good works.
These things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.
Admonish them to be subject to princes and powers, to obey at a word, to be ready to every good work.
To speak evil of no man, not to be litigious but gentle: shewing all mildness towards all men.
For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
But when the goodness and kindness of God our Saviour appeared:
Not by the works of justice which we have done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by the laver of regeneration and renovation of the Holy Ghost.
Whom he hath poured forth upon us abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour:
That, being justified by his grace, we may be heirs according to hope of life everlasting.
It is a faithful saying. And these things I will have thee affirm constantly, that they who believe in God may be careful to excel in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
But avoid foolish questions and genealogies and contentions and strivings about the law. For they are unprofitable and vain.
A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, avoid: