1 T houG4771 therefore,G3767 myG3450 child,G5043 be strengthenedG1743 inG1722 the graceG5485 that isG3588 inG1722 ChristG5547 Jesus.G2424
2 AndG2532 the things whichG3739 thou hast heardG191 fromG3844 meG1700 amongG1223 manyG4183 witnesses,G3144 the sameG5023 commitG3908 thou to faithfulG4103 men,G444 whoG3748 shall beG2071 able toG2425 teachG1321 othersG2087 also.G2532
3 G4771 G3767 Suffer hardshipG2553 with [me], asG5613 a goodG2570 soldierG4757 of ChristG5547 Jesus.G2424
4 No soldierG3762 on serviceG4754 entangleth himselfG1707 in the affairs ofG4230 [this] life;G979 thatG2443 he may pleaseG700 him who enrolled him as a soldier.G4758
5 AndG1161 ifG1437 alsoG2532 a manG5100 contend in the games,G118 he isG4737 notG3756 crowned,G4737 exceptG3362 he have contendedG118 lawfully.G3545
6 The husbandmenG1092 that laborethG2872 mustG1163 beG3335 the firstG4412 to partakeG3335 of the fruits.G4413
7 ConsiderG3539 whatG3739 I say;G3004 forG1063 the LordG2962 shall giveG1325 theeG4671 understandingG4907 inG1722 all things.G3956
8 RememberG3421 G1453 JesusG2424 Christ,G5547 risenG1453 fromG1537 the dead,G3498 ofG1537 the seedG4690 of David,G1138 according toG2596 myG3450 gospel:G2098
9 whereinG3739 G1722 I suffer hardshipG2553 untoG3360 bonds,G1199 asG5613 a malefactor;G2557 butG235 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 isG1210 notG3756 bound.G1210
10 ThereforeG1223 I endureG5278 all thingsG3956 forG1223 the elect'sG1588 sake,G1223 thatG2443 theyG846 alsoG2532 mayG5177 obtainG5177 the salvationG4991 which isG3588 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 withG3326 eternalG166 glory.G5124
11 FaithfulG4103 is the saying:G3056 ForG1063 ifG1487 we died withG4880 him, we shallG4800 alsoG2532 live withG4800 him:
12 ifG1487 we endure,G5278 we shallG4821 alsoG2532 reign withG4821 him: ifG1487 we shall denyG720 him, he alsoG2548 will denyG720 us:G2248
13 ifG1487 we are faithless,G569 heG1565 abidethG3306 faithful;G4103 for he G1410 cannotG3756 denyG720 himself.G1438
14 Of these thingsG5023 putG5279 them in remembrance,G5279 chargingG1263 [them] in the sightG1799 of the Lord,G2962 that they striveG3054 notG3361 about words,G3054 toG1519 noG3762 profit,G5539 toG1909 the subvertingG2692 of them that hear.G191
15 Give diligenceG4704 to presentG3936 thyselfG4572 approvedG1384 unto God,G2316 a workmanG2040 that needeth not to be ashamed,G422 handling arightG3718 the wordG3056 of truth.G225
16 ButG1161 shunG4026 profaneG952 babblings:G2757 forG1063 they will proceedG4298 furtherG4119 inG1909 ungodliness,G763
17 andG2532 theirG846 wordG3056 willG2192 eatG3542 as dothG5613 a gangrene:G1044 of whomG3739 isG2076 HymenaeusG5211 andG2532 Philetus;G5372
18 men whoG3748 concerningG4012 the truthG225 have erred,G795 sayingG3004 thatG1096 the resurrectionG386 is pastG1096 already,G2235 andG2532 overthrowG396 the faithG4102 of some.G5100
19 HowbeitG3305 the firmG4731 foundationG2310 of GodG2316 standeth,G2476 havingG2192 thisG3778 seal,G4973 The LordG2962 knowethG1097 them that areG5607 his:G846 and,G2532 LetG868 every oneG3956 that namethG3687 the nameG3686 of the LordG5547 departG868 fromG575 unrighteousness.G93
20 NowG1161 inG1722 a greatG3173 houseG3614 there areG2076 notG3756 onlyG3440 vesselsG4632 of goldG5552 andG2532 of silver,G693 butG235 alsoG2532 of woodG3585 andG2532 of earth;G3749 andG2532 someG3739 untoG1519 honor,G5092 andG1161 someG3739 untoG1519 dishonor.G819
21 IfG1437 a manG5100 thereforeG3767 purgeG1571 himselfG1438 fromG575 these,G5130 he shall beG2071 a vesselG4632 untoG1519 honor,G5092 sanctified,G37 G2532 meetG2173 for the master'sG1203 use,G2173 preparedG2090 untoG1519 everyG3956 goodG18 work.G2041
22 ButG1161 fleeG5343 youthfulG3512 lusts,G1939 andG1161 followG1377 after righteousness,G1343 faith,G4102 love,G26 peace,G1515 withG3326 them that callG1941 on the LordG2962 out ofG1537 a pureG2513 heart.G2588
23 ButG1161 foolishG3474 andG2532 ignorantG521 questioningsG2214 refuse,G3868 knowingG1492 thatG3754 they genderG1080 strifes.G3163
24 AndG1161 the Lord'sG2962 servantG1401 mustG1163 notG3756 strive,G3164 butG235 beG1511 gentleG2261 towardsG4314 all,G3956 apt to teach,G1317 forbearing,G420
25 inG1722 meeknessG4236 correctingG3811 them that oppose themselves;G475 ifG3379 peradventureG3379 GodG2316 may giveG1325 themG846 repentanceG3341 untoG1519 the knowledgeG1922 of the truth,G225
26 andG2532 they may recover themselvesG366 out ofG1537 the snareG3803 of the devil,G1228 having been taken captiveG2221 byG5259 himG846 untoG1519 hisG1565 will.G2307