1 T hou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that in Christ Jesus,

Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 a nd 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;

And 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.

3 t hou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

4 n o one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

5 a nd if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

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

6 t he labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

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

Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things.

8 R emember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:

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

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

10 b ecause 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.

Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 S tedfast the word: For if we died together -- we also shall live together;

Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him:

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

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

13 i f we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.

if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.

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

Of 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.

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

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

16 a nd the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

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

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

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

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

19 s ure, 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.'

Howbeit 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.

20 A nd 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:

Now 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.

21 i f, 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,

If 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.

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

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

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

But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.

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

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

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

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

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

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