2 Timothy 2:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Put

2 Timothy 1:6

2 Peter 1:13

Charging

That

Titus 3:9

To no

The subverting

Titus 3:11

General references

2 Timothy 2:23

Bible References

Put

For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

I consider it right, as long as I am in this earthly dwelling, to stir you up by way of reminder,

Charging

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His kingdom:

So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind,

Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to

walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you

keep away from every brother who leads an

unruly life and not according to the tradition which you received from us.

I solemnly charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of His chosen angels, to maintain these principles without bias, doing nothing in a spirit of partiality.

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,

That

But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,

Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions.

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.

he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions,

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

To no

You must not turn aside, for then you would go after futile things which can not profit or deliver, because they are futile.

“The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
And those who handle the law did not know Me;
The rulers also transgressed against Me,
And the prophets prophesied by Baal
And walked after things that did not profit.

“Behold, you are trusting in deceptive words to no avail.

O Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
And my refuge in the day of distress,
To You the nations will come
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood,
Futility and

things of no profit.”

Behold, I am against those who have prophesied false dreams,” declares the Lord, “and related them and led My people astray by their falsehoods and reckless boasting; yet I did not send them or command them, nor do they furnish this people the slightest benefit,” declares the Lord.

“What profit is the idol when its maker has carved it,
Or an image, a teacher of falsehood?
For its maker trusts in his own handiwork
When he fashions speechless idols.

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

Do not be carried away by varied and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, through which those who were so occupied were not benefited.

The subverting

For you will no longer remember the oracle of the Lord, because every man’s own word will become the oracle, and you have perverted the words of the living God, the Lord of hosts, our God.

and said, “You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord?

“Since we have heard that some of our number to whom we gave no instruction have disturbed you with their words, unsettling your souls,

which is really not another; only there are some who are disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.

knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned.

General references

But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.