رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ ٱلرَّسُولِ ٱلثَّانِيةُ إِلَى تِيمُوثَاوُسَ 2

الجندي الصالح ليسوع المسيح

1 فَتَقَوَّ أَنْتَ يَا ٱبْنِي بِٱلنِّعْمَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ. 2 وَمَا سَمِعْتَهُ مِنِّي بِشُهُودٍ كَثِيرِينَ، أَوْدِعْهُ أُنَاسًا أُمَنَاءَ، يَكُونُونَ أَكْفَاءً أَنْ يُعَلِّمُوا آخَرِينَ أَيْضًا. 3 فَٱشْتَرِكْ أَنْتَ فِي ٱحْتِمَالِ ٱلْمَشَقَّاتِ كَجُنْدِيٍّ صَالِحٍ لِيَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحِ. 4 لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ وَهُوَ يَتَجَنَّدُ يَرْتَبِكُ بِأَعْمَالِ ٱلْحَيَاةِ لِكَيْ يُرْضِيَ مَنْ جَنَّدَهُ. 5 وَأَيْضًا إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُجَاهِدُ، لَا يُكَلَّلُ إِنْ لَمْ يُجَاهِدْ قَانُونِيًّا. 6 يَجِبُ أَنَّ ٱلْحَرَّاثَ ٱلَّذِي يَتْعَبُ، يَشْتَرِكُ هُوَ أَوَّلًا فِي ٱلْأَثْمَارِ. 7 ٱفْهَمْ مَا أَقُولُ. فَلْيُعْطِكَ ٱلرَّبُّ فَهْمًا فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. 8 اُذْكُرْ يَسُوعَ ٱلْمَسِيحَ ٱلْمُقَامَ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ، مِنْ نَسْلِ دَاوُدَ بِحَسَبِ إِنْجِيلِي، 9 ٱلَّذِي فِيهِ أَحْتَمِلُ ٱلْمَشَقَّاتِ حَتَّى ٱلْقُيُودَ كَمُذْنِبٍ. لَكِنَّ كَلِمَةَ ٱللهِ لَا تُقَيَّدُ. 10 لِأَجْلِ ذَلِكَ أَنَا أَصْبِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْمُخْتَارِينَ، لِكَيْ يَحْصُلُوا هُمْ أَيْضًا عَلَى ٱلْخَلَاصِ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْمَسِيحِ يَسُوعَ، مَعَ مَجْدٍ أَبَدِيٍّ. 11 صَادِقَةٌ هِيَ ٱلْكَلِمَةُ: أَنَّهُ إِنْ كُنَّا قَدْ مُتْنَا مَعَهُ فَسَنَحْيَا أَيْضًا مَعَهُ. 12 إِنْ كُنَّا نَصْبِرُ فَسَنَمْلِكُ أَيْضًا مَعَهُ. إِنْ كُنَّا نُنْكِرُهُ فَهُوَ أَيْضًا سَيُنْكِرُنَا.

13 إِنْ كُنَّا غَيْرَ أُمَنَاءَ فَهُوَ يَبْقَى أَمِينًا، لَنْ يَقْدِرَ أَنْ يُنْكِرَ نَفْسَهُ.

الخادم المقبول من الله

21 فَإِنْ طَهَّرَ أَحَدٌ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ هَذِهِ، يَكُونُ إِنَاءً لِلْكَرَامَةِ، مُقَدَّسًا، نَافِعًا لِلسَّيِّدِ، مُسْتَعَدًّا لِكُلِّ عَمَلٍ صَالِحٍ.
22 أَمَّا ٱلشَّهَوَاتُ ٱلشَّبَابِيَّةُ فَٱهْرُبْ مِنْهَا، وَٱتْبَعِ ٱلْبِرَّ وَٱلْإِيمَانَ وَٱلْمَحَبَّةَ وَٱلسَّلَامَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ ٱلرَّبَّ مِنْ قَلْبٍ نَقِيٍّ. 23 وَٱلْمُبَاحَثَاتُ ٱلْغَبِيَّةُ وَٱلسَّخِيفَةُ ٱجْتَنِبْهَا، عَالِمًا أَنَّهَا تُوَلِّدُ خُصُومَاتٍ، 24 وَعَبْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ لَا يَجِبُ أَنْ يُخَاصِمَ، بَلْ يَكُونُ مُتَرَفِّقًا بِٱلْجَمِيعِ، صَالِحًا لِلتَّعْلِيمِ، صَبُورًا عَلَى ٱلْمَشَقَّاتِ، 25 مُؤَدِّبًا بِٱلْوَدَاعَةِ ٱلْمُقَاوِمِينَ، عَسَى أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُمُ ٱللهُ تَوْبَةً لِمَعْرِفَةِ ٱلْحَقِّ، 26 فَيَسْتَفِيقُوا مِنْ فَخِّ إِبْلِيسَ إِذْ قَدِ ٱقْتَنَصَهُمْ لِإِرَادَتِهِ.

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