1 T hou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that in Christ Jesus,

2 A nd the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

3 S uffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

4 N o soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

5 A nd if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowded, except he have contended lawfully.

and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

6 T he husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

7 C onsider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things.

be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

8 R emember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:

Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

9 w herein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.

in which I suffer evil -- unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound;

10 T herefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during.

11 F aithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him:

Stedfast the word: For if we died together -- we also shall live together;

12 i f we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:

if we do endure together -- we shall also reign together; if we deny, he also shall deny us;

13 i f we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.

14 O f these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.

These things remind of, testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

15 G ive diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

16 B ut shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

17 a nd their word will eat as doth a gangrene: or whom is Hymenaeus an Philetus;

and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,

18 m en who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.

who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some;

19 H owbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.

sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, `The Lord hath known those who are His,' and `Let him depart from unrighteousness -- every one who is naming the name of Christ.'

20 N ow in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some unto dishonor.

And 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:

21 I f a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master's use, prepared unto every good work.

if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,

22 a fter righteousness, faith, love, pace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

23 B ut foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.

and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

24 A nd the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,

and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

25 i n meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,

in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

26 a nd they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.

and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.