Druga poslanica Timoteju 2

Dobar Kristov vojnik

1 Timoteju, sinko, jačaj u milosti koju nam daje Isus Krist!

2 Što si od mene čuo pred mnogim svjedocima, prenesi pouzdanim ljudima koji će to moći prenijeti drugima.
3 Dijeli sa mnom tegobe kao dobar vojnik Krista Isusa.4 Kristov si vojnik; ne zapleći se u svagdanje poslove jer inače nećeš moći ugoditi vojskovođi.5 Pokoravaj se Božjim pravilima, baš kao sportaš koji ne može dobiti nagradu ako se propisno ne natječe.6 Ratar koji naporno radi treba prvi uživati u plodovima svojega truda.

7 Razmisli što ti govorim. Gospodin će dati da razumiješ sve to.
8 Nemoj nikad zaboraviti da je Isus Krist rođen kao potomak kralja Davida i da je uskrsnuo od mrtvih. To je Radosna vijest koju naviještam.9 Zbog nje trpim nevolju i okovan sam poput kakva zločinca. Ali ako sam ja okovan, Božja riječ nije.

10 Voljan sam sve podnijeti zaradi onih koje je Bog izabrao da postignu spasenje i vječnu slavu u Kristu Isusu.
11 Ove su riječi istinite:
Umremo li s njim, s njim ćemo i živjeti.12 Podnesemo li nevolje,
kraljevat ćemo s njim.
Ako ga se odreknemo,
i on će se nas odreći.13 Ako mu ne budemo vjerni,
on će ostati vjeran
jer ne može sâm sebe zanijekati.

Djelatnik potvrđen od Boga

14 Podsjećaj ljude na to i zaklinji ih pred Bogom da se ne prepiru. To ničemu ne koristi, a na propast je onima koji slušaju.15 Marljivo se trudi da se pred Bogom pokažeš prokušanim, dobrim djelatnikom koji se nema čega stidjeti i koji točno razlaže riječ istine.16 Svjetovne i isprazne rasprave izbjegavaj jer one vuku u sve veću bezbožnost.17 Takve se riječi šire poput gnjileži. Takvi su Himenej i Filet.

18 Zastranili su od istine tvrdeći da se uskrsnuće već zbilo. Time su potkopali vjeru nekih.
19 Ali Božja istina stoji čvrsto poput temelja s natpisom: "Gospodin poznaje svoje" i "Tko god tvrdi da pripada Gospodinu neka se kloni zla."20 U bogatoj kući ima posuda načinjenih od zlata i srebra, ali i od drva i gline. Jedne se rabe u časne, druge u nečasne svrhe.

21 Bude li se dakle tko čuvao čistim od takvih govora, bit će posuda korisna Gospodaru - časna, posvećena, čista i prikladna za svako dobro djelo.
22 Kloni se svega što potiče mladenačke strasti! Teži za pravednošću, vjerom, ljubavlju, mirom sa svima koji čistog srca zazivaju Gospodina.23 Kloni se nerazumnih i neobuzdanih rasprava jer znaš da one završavaju svađom.24 A sluga Gospodnji ne smije se svađati, nego prema svima mora biti blag. Treba biti sposoban poučavati i otrpjeti25 te blago prekoriti protivnike ne bi li im Bog darovao obraćenje da spoznaju istinu.

26 Tada će se prenuti iz đavolske zamke grijeha u koju su bili uhvaćeni i ispunjavali njegovu volju.

2 Timothy 2

Serving Faithfully Despite Hardship

1 So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.2 And entrust what you heard me sayt in the presence of many others as witnessest to faithful peoplet who will be competentt to teach others as well.3 Take your share of sufferingt as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not pleaset the one who recruited him.5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winnert unless he competes according to the rules.s6 The farmer who works hard ought to have the first share of the crops.

7 Think about what I am saying andt the Lord will give you understanding of all this.t
8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David;t such is my gospel,t9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonmentt as a criminal, but God’s messaget is not imprisoned!t10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God,t that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.t

11 This sayings is trustworthy:s
If we died with him, we will also live with him.

12 If we endure, we will also reign with him.t
If we denyt him,t he will also deny us.

13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.s

Dealing with False Teachers

14 Remind peoplet of these things and solemnly charge themt before the Lords not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.t15 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.s16 But avoid profane chatter,s because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness,t17 and their message will spread its infectiont like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group.t18 They have strayed from the trutht by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,”s and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lordt must turn away from evil.”
20 Now in a wealthy homet there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.t21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior,t he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with otherst who call on the Lord from a pure heart.s23 But reject foolish and ignorantt controversies, because you know they breed infighting.t24 And the Lord’s slavets must not engage in heated disputest but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,25 correctings opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the trutht

26 and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captivet to do his will.t