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| | |But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. | | |But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. |
| − | | | + | |In a mansion, there are valuable tools and common tools. Some have respectable uses and some have disreputable uses. |
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| | |If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, [and] prepared unto every good work. | | |If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, [and] prepared unto every good work. |
| − | | | + | |If a man avoids the disreputable, he will become an honorable and holy tool, useful for God and His servants. |
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| | |Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. | | |Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. |
| − | | | + | |Forget the evils of your youth. Embrace righteousness, faith, charity and peace of mind, and open your heart to God. |
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| | |But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. | | |But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. |
| − | | | + | |Avoid long and foolish arguments, they only lead to disorder. |
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| | |And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient, | | |And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient, |
| − | | | + | |A servant of God must avoid arguments. He should be kind, patient and open-minded. |
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| | |In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; | | |In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; |
| − | | | + | |He must respectfully teach those that oppose him. God will show them the truth. |
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| | |And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. | | |And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. |
| | + | |Then they will escape the trap of the devil, who has made them his servants. |
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| | + | ==Chapter 3== |
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| | + | |This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. |
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| | + | |For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, |
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| | + | |Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, |
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| | + | |Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; |
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| | + | |Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. |
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| | + | |For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, |
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| | + | |Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. |
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| | + | |Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. |
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| | + | |But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was. |
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| | + | |But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, |
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| | + | |Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me. |
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| | + | |Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. |
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| | + | |But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. |
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| | + | |But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them]; |
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| | + | |And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. |
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| | + | |All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: |
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| | + | |That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. |
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| | + | ==Chapter 4== |
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| | + | |I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; |
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| | + | |Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. |
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| | + | |For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; |
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| | + | |And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. |
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| | + | |But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. |
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| | + | |For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. |
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| | + | |I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith: |
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| | + | |Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. |
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| | + | |Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me: |
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| | + | |For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. |
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| | + | |Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. |
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| | + | |And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. |
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| | + | |The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring [with thee], and the books, [but] especially the parchments. |
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| | + | |Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: |
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| | + | |Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. |
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| | + | |At my first answer no man stood with me, but all [men] forsook me: [I pray God] that it may not be laid to their charge. |
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| | + | |Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. |
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| | + | |And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen. |
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| | + | |Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. |
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| | + | |Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. |
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| | + | |Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. |
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| | + | |The Lord Jesus Christ [be] with thy spirit. Grace [be] with you. Amen. |
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