Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
Fly from the cravings of youth, and go in pursuit of uprightness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord with pure hearts.
New American Standard Bible
Now
King James Version
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Holman Bible
Flee
International Standard Version
Flee from youthful passions. Instead, pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace together with those who call on the Lord with a pure heart.
A Conservative Version
And flee juvenile impulses, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
American Standard Version
But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Amplified
Run away from youthful lusts—pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those [believers] who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
An Understandable Version
But run from the evil desires of youth and pursue [the practice of] right living, faith, love and peace, along with those people who call on the Lord [i.e., in prayer] from a pure heart.
Anderson New Testament
Shun youthful desires, and follow righteousness, faithfulness, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Bible in Basic English
But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.
Common New Testament
Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Avoid the passions of youth. pursue justice, fidelity, benevolence and concord with all sincere christians.
Darby Translation
But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
Godbey New Testament
But fly from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, divine love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a clean heart.
John Wesley New Testament
Flee also youthful desires; but follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace with them that call upon the Lord, out of a pure heart.
Julia Smith Translation
And flee youthful, eager desires: and follow justice, faith, love, peace, with them calling upon the Lord from a pure heart.
King James 2000
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.
Modern King James verseion
But flee youthful lusts, and follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Lusts of youth avoid, and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart.
Moffatt New Testament
So shun the lusts of youth and aim at integrity, faith, love and peace, in the company of those who invoke the Lord out of a pure heart.
Montgomery New Testament
Flee from the passions of youth, but run after righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who out of a pure heart call upon the Lord.
NET Bible
But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
New Heart English Bible
Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Noyes New Testament
But flee youthful lusts, and follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Sawyer New Testament
But avoid youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
The Emphasized Bible
But, from the youthful covetings, flee! and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with them who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But flee youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Flee from the passions of youth, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in the company of those who, with a pure heart, invoke the Lord.
Webster
Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Weymouth New Testament
Keep a strong curb, however, on your youthful cravings; and strive for integrity, good faith, love, peace, in company with all who pray to the Lord with pure hearts.
Williams New Testament
You must keep on fleeing from the evil impulses of youth, but ever strive for uprightness, faith, love, and peace, in association with those who call upon the Lord with pure hearts.
World English Bible
Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Worrell New Testament
But flee youthful desires; and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
Worsley New Testament
Flee youthful passions: and follow righteousness, fidelity, love, and peace, with all those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart:
Youngs Literal Translation
and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;
Themes
Following » What to follow after
Love to man » Especially encouraged upon ministers
Lust » Fleeing from youthful lusts
Peace » Promised to believers » To be cultivated in the church
Topics
Interlinear
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Epikaleomai
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 2:22
Prayers for 2 Timothy 2:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed
21 So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be put to great uses, consecrated and used by the master of the house himself, and ready for any good use. 22 Fly from the cravings of youth, and go in pursuit of uprightness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord with pure hearts. 23 Avoid foolish, crude speculations; you know they only lead to quarrels,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:11
But you, man of God, must fly from these things. Strive for uprightness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
Hebrews 12:14
Try to be at peace with everyone, and strive for that consecration without which no one can see the Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Fly from immorality! Any other sin a man commits is something outside his body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.
1 Timothy 1:5
The aim of your instruction must be love that springs from a pure heart and from a good conscience and from a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set those who believe an example in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
1 Corinthians 10:14
Therefore, my dear brothers, have nothing to do with the worship of idols.
1 Peter 2:11
Dear friends, I beg you, as aliens and exiles here, not to indulge the physical cravings that are at war with the soul.
1 Peter 3:11
Let him turn away from evil and do right, Let him seek peace and go after it.
Acts 9:14
He is here with authority to arrest everyone who calls upon your name."
3 John 1:11
Dear friend, do not follow bad examples, but good ones. The man who does right is a child of God; the man who does wrong has never seen God.
Acts 7:59
As they stoned Stephen, he prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!"
Romans 14:17
The Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of uprightness, peace, and happiness through the possession of the holy Spirit.
Romans 14:19
Let us, therefore, keep before us whatever will contribute to peace and the development of one another.
Romans 15:5-6
May God, from whom steadfastness and encouragement come, give you such harmony with one another, in following the example of Christ Jesus,
1 Corinthians 1:2
to the church of God at Corinth, to those who are consecrated by union with Christ Jesus, and called as God's people, like all those anywhere who call on the name of Jesus Christ, their Lord as well as ours;
1 Corinthians 1:10
But I urge you all, brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree in what you say, and not to allow factions among you, but to be perfectly united in mind and judgment.
1 Corinthians 14:1
You must pursue love, while you are cultivating the spiritual endowments, and especially inspired preaching.
1 Timothy 1:14
and the blessing of our Lord has been given me in the greatest abundance, together with faith and love that union with Christ Jesus brings.
1 Timothy 2:8
I want the men everywhere to offer prayer, lifting to heaven hands that are holy, without any angry disputes.