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Butδὲfleeφεῦγεyouthfulτὰς νεωτερικὰςdesires,ἐπιθυμίαςandδὲpursueδίωκεrighteousness,δικαιοσύνηνfaith,πίστινlove,ἀγάπηνpeace,εἰρήνηνwithμετὰthose whoτῶνcall onἐπικαλουμένωνthe Lordτὸν κύριονfromἐκa pureκαθαρᾶςheart.καρδίας
2 Timothy 2:22
Study it in the app“But flee youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.”
Paul to Timothy: flee youthful desires and pursue righteousnessPurityFlee youthful desires and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peaceTemptation
With the Greek beneath
2 Timothy 2:22, word by word
- fleeφεῦγεpheuge
flee
Flee, escape.
Where else “pheuge” appears- youthfulνεωτερικὰςneōterikas
youthful
Youthful, belonging to youth.
Where else “neōterikas” appears- desiresἐπιθυμίαςepithymias
lust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymias” appears- pursueδίωκεdiōke
pursue
To go after something with all you have.
Where else “diōke” appears- righteousnessδικαιοσύνηνdikaiosynēn
righteousness
Doing what is just, living as God wants.
Where else “dikaiosynēn” appears- faithπίστινpistin
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pistin” appears- loveἀγάπηνagapēn
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēn” appears- peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēn
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēn” appears- call onἐπικαλουμένωνepikaloumenōn
call on
To cry to God in prayer.
Where else “epikaloumenōn” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- a pureκαθαρᾶςkatharas
pure
Undivided in heart, without guilt.
Where else “katharas” appears- heartκαρδίαςkardias
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardias” appears
The context
21So if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the master, prepared for every good work.
22 · This verse (above)
23But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.