Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Be earnest to present thyself acceptable to God, a worker without shame, dividing rightly the word of truth.
New American Standard Bible
Be diligent to
King James Version
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Holman Bible
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.
International Standard Version
Do your best to present yourself to God as an approved worker who has nothing to be ashamed of, handling the word of truth with precision.
A Conservative Version
Be diligent to present thyself approved to God, an irreproachable workman, correctly traversing the word of truth.
American Standard Version
Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.
Amplified
Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth.
An Understandable Version
Do your best to present yourself as a worker who is approved by God [and] does not have to be ashamed, [because you are] accurately handling [i.e., explaining] the message of truth.
Anderson New Testament
Strive to present yourself to God as approved, a workman that has no cause to be ashamed, rightly setting forth the word of truth.
Bible in Basic English
Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.
Common New Testament
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
endeavour to approve yourself to God, as an artist that is not afraid of reproach, by rightly explaining the word of truth.
Darby Translation
Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.
Godbey New Testament
Study to present yourself to God approved, a workman not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Goodspeed New Testament
Do your best to win God's approval as a workman who has nothing to be ashamed of, but rightly shapes the message of truth.
John Wesley New Testament
Be diligent to present thyself unto God approved a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
King James 2000
Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, a worker having no need to be ashamed, guiding the word of truth along a straight path.
Modern King James verseion
Study earnestly to present yourself approved to God, a workman that does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Study to show thyself laudable unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, dividing the word of truth justly.
Moffatt New Testament
Do your utmost to let God see that you at least are a sound workman, with no need to be ashamed of the way you handle the word of the Truth.
Montgomery New Testament
Strive earnestly to present yourself unto God, tested and proved worthy by trial, a workman unashamed, ever cutting a straight path for the message of the truth.
NET Bible
Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.
New Heart English Bible
Do your best to present yourself approved by God, a workman who does not need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.
Noyes New Testament
Study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman not ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Sawyer New Testament
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a workman that will not be put to shame, rightly dividing the word of truth.
The Emphasized Bible
Give diligence, thyself, approved, to present unto God, - a workman not to be put to shame, skillfully handling the word of truth.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Be diligent to present thyself before God approved, a workman that need not blush, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do your utmost to show yourself true to God, a workman with no reason to be ashamed, accurate in delivering the Message of the Truth.
Webster
Study to show thyself approved to God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Weymouth New Testament
Earnestly seek to commend yourself to God as a servant who, because of his straightforward dealing with the word of truth, has no reason to feel any shame.
Williams New Testament
Do your best to present yourself to God an approved workman who has nothing to be ashamed of, who properly presents the message of truth.
World English Bible
Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.
Worrell New Testament
Give diligence to present yourself approved to God, a workman not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Worsley New Testament
Endeavour to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Youngs Literal Translation
be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;
Themes
Ambition » Ambition, worldly, examples of » Holy ambition, general references to
Holy » General references to » Ambition
Names » Of the word of God » Word
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Devotionals
Devotionals about 2 Timothy 2:15
Devotionals containing 2 Timothy 2:15
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 2:15
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Prayers for 2 Timothy 2:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed
14 Put these things in mind, calling to witness before the Lord not to wrangle for nothing useful, to the subversion of them hearing. 15 Be earnest to present thyself acceptable to God, a worker without shame, dividing rightly the word of truth. 16 And avoid profane, empty discourses: for they will proceed to more of profanation.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
John 21:15-17
Then, when they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yes, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.
Luke 12:42
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, which the Lord will set over his household, to give the allowance of wheat in due time?
Acts 2:22
Men, Israelites, bear these words; Jesus the Nazarite, a man elected by God for you by powers and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, (as also ye yourselves know:)
Acts 20:27
For I concealed not to announce to you all the counsel of God.
Romans 14:18
For he in these serving Christ, pleasing to God, and acceptable to men.
Romans 16:10
Embrace Apelles acceptable in Christ. Embrace them of Aristobulus.
1 Corinthians 2:6
But we speak wisdom among the perfected: and the wisdom not of this life, nor of the rulers of this life, they being left unemployed:
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as spiritual, but as carnal, as babes in Christ.
2 Corinthians 3:6
Who rendered as fitting servants of the new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter kills, and the Spirit makes alive.
2 Corinthians 4:2
But have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craft, neither adulterating the word of God; but by manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves to every consciousness of man before God.
2 Corinthians 5:9
Wherefore also let us seek the honour, whether being at home, whether being absent, to be pleasing to him.
2 Corinthians 6:3-4
Giving no offence in any thing, that the service be not blamed:
2 Corinthians 10:18
For not he recommending himself, this is acceptable, but whom the Lord recommends.
Galatians 1:10
For now do I persuade men, or God? or seek I to please men? for if I had yet pleased men, I should not have been the servant of Christ.
Ephesians 1:13
In whom ye also, having heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation: in whom also having believed, ye were sealed by the holy Spirit of solemn promise,
1 Thessalonians 2:4
But as we have been tried by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, trying our hearts:
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we beseech you, brethren, remind the disorderly, encourage the timid, sustain the weak, and be slow to anger to all.
1 Timothy 4:6
These having laid down to the brethren, thou shalt be a good servant of Jesus Christ, brought up in the words of faith and good doctrine, which thou bast closely followed.
1 Timothy 4:12-16
Let none despise thy youth; but be thou a type of the faithful, in word, in intercourse, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Hebrews 4:11
Therefore we should be earnest to come into that rest, lest any should fall in the same pattern of unbelief.
Hebrews 5:11-14
Of whom great is the word to us, and difficult of interpretation to speak, since ye have been sluggish in the hearing.
James 1:18
Having willed he brought forth by the word of truth, for us to be some first fruit of his creatures.
2 Peter 1:10
Wherefore rather, brethren, be earnest to have your calling and selection made firm: for doing these, ye should not once stumble:
2 Peter 1:15
And I shall also be earnest for you always to have, after my exit, this putting in mind to be done.
2 Peter 3:14
Wherefore, dearly beloved, expecting these, be earnest, spotless and blameless, to be found by him in peace.
Matthew 13:52
And he said to them, Therefore every scribe, having been a disciple in the kingdom of the heavens, is like to a man, master of a house, who casts out from his treasure new things and old.
Mark 4:33
And with many such parables spake he the word to them, as they were able to hear.