Etheridge - II Timothy - 2

2:1  Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.

2:2  And those (doctrines) which thou hast heard from me by many witnesses, them commit to faithful men, who are also able to teach others.

2:3  And endure evils as a good soldier of Jeshu Meshiha.

2:4  No man serveth as a soldier, and entangleth himself with the affairs of the world, that he might please him who hath chosen him.

2:5  And if one contendeth, he is not crowned, unless according to his law he contend.

2:6  It becometh the husbandman who laboureth that he should first eat of his fruits.

2:7  Understand what I say to thee. Our Lord give thee wisdom in all things.

2:8  Remember Jeshu Meshiha, that he arose from among the dead, he who is of the seed of David, according to my gospel;

2:9  for which I endure evils unto bonds, as an evil-doer: but the word of Aloha is not bound.

2:10  Therefore I endure every thing on account of the elect, that they also may find salvation in Jeshu Meshiha, with the glory that is eternal.

2:11  Faithful is the word: For if we be dead with him, With him also we shall live;

2:12  And if we endure, We shall also reign with him; But, if we deny him, He also will deny us!

2:13  And if we believe him not, He in his faithfulness abideth; For deny himself he cannot.

2:14  Of these (truths) remind them, and testify before our Lord, that they contend not with unprofitable words, to the overturning of those who hear them.

2:15  And be careful to establish thyself perfectly before Aloha, a workman without shame, preaching rightly the word of truth.

2:16  From vain words which have no utility in them withdraw; for they add greatly to the wickedness of those who are occupied with them.

2:17  And their words as an eating cancer will lay hold upon many: but one of them is Hymeneos, and another Philetos,

2:18  who have erred from the truth, saying, that the resurrection of the dead hath been, and the faith of some overturning.

2:19  But the true foundation of Aloha standeth; and it hath this signature: And the Lord knoweth them who are his. And, Let every one who invoketh the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.

2:20  But in a great house there are not vessels of gold only or of silver, but also of wood, also of clay: of them (some are) to honour, and of them (some) to dishonour.

2:21  If a man then purify himself from these, he will be a pure vessel unto honour, fitted for the use of his Lord, and prepared for every good work.

2:22  From all the lusts of youth escape; and pursue after righteousness, and faith, and charity, and peace, with them who call upon the Lord with a pure heart.

2:23  From foolish controversies which are without instruction withdraw; for thou knowest that they beget strifes.

2:24  But a servant of the Lord oweth not to strive, but to be gentle towards every man, and teaching, and long-suffering,

2:25  that he may instruct them who would contend against him with meekness, if by any means Aloha may give them conversion, and they may acknowledge the truth,

2:26  and be mindful of themselves, and remove from the snare of Satana, by whom they have been entrapped at his will.