thou therefore my son be strong in the grace that is in christ jesus
and the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses the same commit thou to faithful men who shall be able to teach others also
thou therefore endure hardness as a good soldier of jesus christ
no man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier
and if a man also strive for masteries yet is he not crowned except he strive lawfully
the husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits
consider what i say and the lord give thee understanding in all things
remember that jesus christ of the seed of david was raised from the dead according to my gospel
wherein i suffer trouble as an evil doer even unto bonds but the word of god is not bound
therefore i endure all things for the elects sakes that they may also obtain the salvation which is in christ jesus with eternal glory
it is a faithful saying for if we be dead with him we shall also live with
if we suffer we shall also reign with him if we deny him he also will deny us
if we believe not yet he abideth faithful he cannot deny himself
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
study to shew thyself approved unto god a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth
but shun profane and vain babblings for they will increase unto more ungodliness
and their word will eat as doth a canker of whom is hymenaeus and philetus
who concerning the truth have erred saying that the resurrection is past already and overthrow the faith of some
nevertheless the foundation of god standeth sure having this seal the lord knoweth them that are his and let every one that nameth the name of christ depart from iniquity
but in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of wood and of earth and some to honour and some to dishonour
if a man therefore purge himself from these he shall be a vessel unto honour sanctified and meet for the masters use and prepared unto every good work
flee also youthful lusts but follow righteousness faith charity peace with them that call on the lord out of a pure heart
but foolish and unlearned questions avoid knowing that they do gender strifes
and the servant of the lord must not strive but be gentle unto all men apt to teach patient
in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves if god peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth
and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil who are taken captive by him at his will