2. Timotejovi 2

1 Ty sa teda, syn môj, upevňuj v milosti, ktorá je v Kristovi Ježišovi.2 A čo si počul odo mňa pred mnohými svedkami, zveruj spoľahlivým ľuďom, ktorí budú schopní učiť aj iných.3 Trp spolu so mnou ako dobrý vojak Ježiša Krista.4 Nik z vojakov sa nemieša do záležitostí všedného života, ak sa chce páčiť tomu, kto ho najal.5 A kto závodí, nedostane veniec, ak nezávodí podľa pravidiel.6 Roľník, ktorý sa namáha, má prvý dostať podiel na úrode.7 Uvažuj o tom, čo hovorím. Pán ti dá porozumieť všetkému.8 Pamätaj na to, že Ježiš Kristus, z Dávidovho rodu, bol vzkriesený z mŕtvych podľa môjho evanjelia,9 pre ktoré znášam útrapy až po okovy ako nejaký zločinec. Ale Božie slovo nie je spútané!10 Preto všetko znášam pre vyvolených, aby aj oni dosiahli spásu, ktorá je v Ježišovi Kristovi, a večnú slávu.11 Spoľahlivé je to slovo: Ak sme s ním zomreli, s ním budeme aj žiť.12 Ak vytrváme, s ním budeme aj kraľovať. Ak ho zaprieme, aj on zaprie nás.13 Ak sme neverní, on ostáva verný, lebo seba samého zaprieť nemôže.14 Toto pripomínaj a zaprisahávaj ich pred Bohom, aby sa nepreli o slová. Nie je to na nič užitočné, len na skazu poslucháčov.15 Usiluj sa ukázať Bohu ako osvedčený, ako robotník, ktorý sa nemusí hanbiť a správne podáva slovo pravdy.16 Svetáckym prázdnym rečiam sa vyhýbaj; lebo ešte viac budú postupovať v bezbožnosti17 a ich reč sa bude šíriť ako rakovina. Takí sú aj Hymeneus a Filetus,18 ktorí zblúdili od pravdy a hovoria, že vzkriesenie už bolo, a tak rozvracajú vieru niektorých.19 Ale pevný Boží základ stojí a má túto pečať: Pán pozná svojich a: Nech sa odvráti od neprávosti každý, kto vyznáva meno Pánovo.20 Vo veľkom dome nie sú len zlaté a strieborné nádoby, ale aj drevené a hlinené; jedny na vznešené ciele, iné na všedné.21 Kto sa od tohto očistí, bude nádobou na vznešené ciele, posvätenou, užitočnou Pánovi, pripravenou na každé dobré dielo.22 Chráň sa mladíckych žiadostí a usiluj sa o spravodlivosť, vieru, lásku a pokoj s tými, čo z čistého srdca vzývajú Pána.23 Hlúpym a neviazaným otázkam sa vyhýbaj, veď vieš, že vyvolávajú len zvady.24 A Pánov služobník sa nemá vadiť, ale má byť ku každému prívetivý, schopný učiť a byť trpezlivý.25 Tých, čo odporujú, má mierne karhať; možno im raz Boh dá kajúcnosť, aby poznali pravdu26 a vymanili sa z osídel diabla, ktorý ich drží v zajatí svojej vôle.

2 TIMOTHY 2

A Good Soldier of //Christ Jesus

1 Timothy, my child, you must let Christ Jesus make you strong by his gift of undeserved grace.

2 You have often heard me teach. Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others.
3 As a good soldier of Christ Jesus you must endure your share of suffering. 4 Soldiers on duty don't work at outside jobs. They try only to please their commanding officer. 5 No one wins an athletic contest without obeying the rules. 6 And farmers who work hard are the first to eat what grows in their field.

7 If you keep in mind what I have told you, the Lord will help you understand completely.
8 Keep your mind on Jesus Christ! He was from the family of David and was raised from death, just as my good news says. 9 And because of this message, I am locked up in jail and treated like a criminal. But God's good news isn't locked in jail, 10 and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved and given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus.

11 Here is a true message:
“If we died with Christ,
we will live with him.

12  t If we don't give up,
we will rule with him.
If we deny
that we know him,
he will deny
that he knows us.

13 If we are not faithful,
he will still be faithful.
Christ cannot deny
who he is.”

An Approved Worker

15 Do your best to win God's approval as a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed and who teaches only the true message.
16 Keep away from worthless and useless talk. It only leads people farther away from God. 17 That sort of talk is like a sore that won't heal. And Hymenaeus and Philetus have been talking this way

18 by teaching that the dead have already been raised to life. This is far from the truth, and it is destroying the faith of some people.

19 But the foundation God has laid is solid. On it is written, “The Lord knows who his people are. So everyone who worships the Lord must turn away from evil.”
20 In a large house some dishes are made of gold or silver, while others are made of wood or clay. Some of these are special, and others are not.

21 This is also how it is with people. The ones who stop doing evil and make themselves pure will become special. Their lives will be holy and pleasing to their Master, and they will be able to do all kinds of good deeds.
22 Run from temptations that capture young people. Always do the right thing. Be faithful, loving, and easy to get along with. Worship with people whose hearts are pure. 23 Stay away from stupid and senseless arguments. These only lead to trouble,

24 and God's servants must not be troublemakers. They must be kind to everyone, and they must be good teachers and very patient.
25 Be humble when you correct people who oppose you. Maybe God will lead them to turn to him and learn the truth. 26 They have been trapped by the devil, and he makes them obey him, but God may help them escape.