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

Matthew 16:26

1 Timothy 4:8

Hebrews 13:9

The subverting

Acts 13:10

Acts 15:24

Titus 3:11

General references

2 Timothy 2:23

Bible References

Put

For this reason I would remind you to rekindle the divine gift that you received when I laid my hands upon you.

Yet I think it right, as long as I live in my present tent, to arouse you by a reminder,

Charging

I charge you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,

So what I mean and insist upon in the Lord's name is this: You must no longer live like the heathen, with their frivolity of mind and darkened understanding.

Now, brothers, we ask and entreat you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, to live as you learned from us that you must live, to please God??s indeed you are doing, only do it more and more.

We charge you, brothers, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives in idleness, instead of following the teaching you received from us.

I charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels to observe these rules without any discrimination, and to be perfectly impartial.

Before God who maintains all life, and before Christ Jesus who in testifying before Pontius Pilate made his great profession, I charge you

That

Leave worldly, empty phrases alone, for they lead people deeper and deeper into godlessness,

Treat people who are overscrupulous in their faith like brothers; do not criticize their views.

nor to devote themselves to fictions and interminable pedigrees; such things lead to controversy instead of the divine system which operates through faith.

is a conceited, ignorant person, with a morbid craving for speculations and arguments which result only in envy, quarreling, abuse, base suspicions,

But have nothing to do with foolish controversies, pedigrees, strife, and wrangles about the Law, for they are profitless and futile.

To no

For what good will it do a man if he gains the whole world but parts with his life? What can a man give to buy back his life?

Physical training is of some service, but religion is of service in every way, for it carries with it the promise of life here and hereafter.

You must not be carried away with strange varieties of teaching. The true way to steadfastness of heart is through God's mercy, not through scruples about food, which have never done their adherents any good.

The subverting

and said, "You monster of underhandedness and cunning! You son of the devil! You enemy of all that is right! Will you never stop trying to make the Lord's straight paths crooked?

As we have heard that some of our number, without any instructions from us, have disturbed you by their teaching and unsettled your minds,

You may be sure that a man of that kind is corrupt and sinful, for his own actions condemn him.

General references

Avoid foolish, crude speculations; you know they only lead to quarrels,