Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Pistis
Epikaleomai
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 2:22
Images 2 Timothy 2:22
Prayers for 2 Timothy 2:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed
21 But if a man purge himself from such fellows, he shall be a vessel sanctified unto honour meet for the Lord, and prepared unto all good works. 22 Lusts of youth avoid, and follow righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart. 23 Foolish and unlearned questions put from thee, remembering that they do but gender strife.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:11
But thou, which art the man of God, flee such things. Follow righteousness, godliness, love, patience, and meekness.
Hebrews 12:14
Embrace peace with all men, and holiness; without the which, no man shall see the Lord.
1 Corinthians 6:18
Flee fornication. All sins that a man doth, are without the body. But he that is a fornicator, sinneth against his own body.
1 Timothy 1:5
For the end of the commandment is love that cometh of a pure heart and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no man despise thy youth; but be unto them that believe, an example: in word, in conversation, in love, in spirit, in faith and in pureness.
Psalm 119:9
{Beth} Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Even by ruling himself after thy word.
1 Corinthians 10:14
Wherefore my dear beloved, flee from worshipping of idols.
1 Peter 2:11
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers, and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which fight against the soul,
1 Peter 3:11
Let him eschew evil and do good: let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Acts 9:14
and here he hath authority of the high priests to bind all that call on thy name."
3 John 1:11
Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good: He that doeth well is of God: but he that doeth evil seeth not God.
1 Chronicles 29:17-18
I know my God, that thou provest the heart and hast pleasure in plainness. And in plainness of mine heart I have willingly given all this. And now I see thy people, which are here in gladness to offer willingly to thee.
Psalm 17:1
{A Prayer of David} Hear the right, O LORD; consider my complaint, and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Psalm 66:18-19
If I incline unto wickedness with my heart, the LORD will not hear me.
Proverbs 6:5
Save thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
Proverbs 15:8
The LORD abhorreth the sacrifice of the ungodly; but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable to him.
Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
Be glad then, O thou young man, in thy youth, and let thine heart be merry in thy young days; follow the ways of thine own heart, and the lust of thine eyes: but be thou sure, that God shall bring thee into judgment for all these things.
Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, calling on and saying, "Lord Jesus receive my spirit."
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy, in the holy ghost.
Romans 14:19
Let us follow those things which make for peace: and things wherewith one may edify another.
Romans 15:5-6
The God of patience and consolation give unto every one of you, that ye be like likeminded one towards another after the example of Jesus Christ:
1 Corinthians 1:2
Unto the congregation of God which is at Corinth. To them that are sanctified in Jesus Christ, saints by calling, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both of theirs and of ours.
1 Corinthians 1:10
I beseech you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all speak one thing and that there be no dissension among you: but be ye perfect in one mind, and one meaning.
1 Corinthians 14:1
Labour for love, and covet spiritual gifts: and most chiefly for to prophesy.
1 Timothy 1:14
Neverthelater, the grace of our Lord was more abundant, with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 2:8
I will, therefore, that the men pray every where, lifting up pure hands without wrath, or doubting.