2 Timothy 2:21-26

English Standard Version

²¹ Therefore, ^(A)if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,^[a] he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ^(B)ready for every good work.

²² So ^(C)flee ^(D)youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with ^(E)those who call on the Lord ^(F)from a pure heart. ²³ Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant ^(G)controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. ²⁴ And ^(H)the Lord's servant^[b] must not be quarrelsome but ^(I)kind to everyone, ^(J)able to teach, patiently enduring evil, ²⁵ correcting his opponents ^(K)with gentleness. God ^(L)may perhaps grant them repentance ^(M)leading to a knowledge of the truth, ²⁶ and they may come to their senses and escape from ^(N)the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.