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2 Timothy 2

26 aligned verses; 26 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Thou , therefore, my child , be strong in the grace that ` is ' in Christ Jesus ,
Thou therefore, my son , be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus .
and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach ;
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, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ ;
Thou therefore endure hardness , as a good soldier of Jesus Christ .
no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life , that him who did enlist him he may please ;
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 also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully ;
And if a man also strive for masteries , yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully .
the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits .
be considering what things I say , for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.
Consider what I say ; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
Remember Jesus Christ , raised out of the dead, of the seed of David , according to my good news,
Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
in which I suffer evil -- unto bonds , as an evil - doer, but the word of God hath not been bound ;
Wherein I suffer trouble , as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound .
because of this all things do I endure , because of the choice ones , that they also salvation may obtain that ` is ' in Christ Jesus , with glory age-during .
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes , that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
Stedfast ` is ' the word : For if we died together -- we also shall live together;
It is a faithful saying : For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:
if we do endure together -- we shall also reign together; if we deny ` him ' , he also shall deny us ;
If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us :
if we are not stedfast , he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able .
If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.
These things remind ` them ' of , testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable , but to the subversion of those hearing;
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.
be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable , rightly dividing the word of the truth ;
Study to shew thyself approved unto God , a workman that needeth not to be ashamed , rightly dividing the word of truth .
and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus ,
And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus ;
who concerning the truth did swerve , saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some ;
Who concerning the truth have erred , saying that the resurrection is past already ; and overthrow the faith of some .
sure, nevertheless , hath the foundation of God stood , having this seal, ` The Lord hath known those who are His ,' and ` Let him depart from unrighteousness -- every one who is naming the name of Christ. '
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 .
And 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 :
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 , then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified , and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work .
and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love , peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart ;
Flee also youthful lusts : but follow righteousness, faith, charity , peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart .
and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding , having known that they beget strife,
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid , knowing that they do gender strifes.
and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive , but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil ,
And the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men , apt to teach, patient,
in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth ,
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth ;
and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil , who are taken captive by him at his will.

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