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2 Timothy 2:14-17
Contemporary English Version
2 Timothy 2:14-17
Contemporary English Version
An Approved Worker
14 Don't let anyone forget these things. And with God[a] as your witness, you must warn them not to argue about words. These arguments don't help anyone. In fact, they ruin everyone who listens to them. 15 Do your best to win God's approval as a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed and who teaches only the true message.
16 Keep away from worthless and useless talk. It only leads people farther away from God. 17 That sort of talk is like a sore that won't heal. And Hymenaeus and Philetus have been talking this way
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- 2.14 God: Some manuscripts have “the Lord,” and others have “Christ.”
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