2 Timothy 2:8-21

English Standard Version

⁸Remember Jesus Christ, ^(A)risen from the dead, the ^(B)offspring of David, ^(C)as preached in my gospel, ⁹^(D)for which I am suffering, ^(E)bound with chains as a criminal. But ^(F)the word of God is not bound! ¹⁰Therefore ^(G)I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain ^(H)the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with ^(I)eternal glory. ¹¹The saying is ^(J)trustworthy, for:

^(K)If we have died with him, we will also ^(L)live with him;
¹²^(M)if we endure, we will also reign with him;
^(N)if we deny him, he also will deny us;
¹³^(O)if we are faithless, ^(P)he remains faithful—

for ^(Q)he cannot deny himself.

A Worker Approved by God

¹⁴Remind them of these things, and ^(R)charge them before God^[a] ^(S)not to quarrel about words, ^(T)which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. ¹⁵Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,^[b] a worker ^(U)who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. ¹⁶But ^(V)avoid ^(W)irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, ¹⁷and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are ^(X)Hymenaeus and Philetus, ¹⁸who have swerved from the truth, ^(Y)saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. ¹⁹But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: ^(Z)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone ^(AA)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

²⁰Now in ^(AB)a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, ^(AC)some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. ²¹Therefore, ^(AD)if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,^[c] he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ^(AE)ready for every good work.