OET interlinear 2TIM 2:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor

ἐὰν & τις ἐκκαθάρῃ ἑαυτὸν ἀπὸ τούτων, ἔσται σκεῦος εἰς τιμήν, ἡγιασμένον εὔχρηστον τῷ Δεσπότῃ, εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἡτοιμασμένον

if & anyone /may/_clean_out himself from these_‹things› ˱he˲_will_be /a/_vessel for honor /having_been/_sanctified useful ˱to˲_the Master for every work good /having_been/_prepared

Here Paul continues to speak of believers as if they were each a container. In this verse, Paul gives some explanation of this figure of speech. When people cleanse themselves, they become like clean containers that can be used in honorable ways and that are useful to the master of the house, who represents God. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in simile form to explain the figure of speech. Alternate translation: “if someone has cleansed himself from these, he will be like a container for honor. Like such a container, he will be sanctified and useful to God, who is like the master of the house. He will be prepared for every good work”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τούτων

these_‹things›

Here the word these could refer to: (1) what Paul has said in 2:16–18 about what the false teachers do and say. The particular focus, then, is on ungodliness and false teaching. Alternate translation: “from ungodliness and false teaching” or “these ungodly things” (2) the containers for dishonor that Paul mentioned in 2:20. In this case, the focus could be on the containers or the dishonor. Alternate translation: “these containers for dishonor” or “that dishonor”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἑαυτὸν & ἔσται

himself & ˱he˲_will_be

Although the terms himself and he are masculine, Paul is using the words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “himself or herself … he or she will be”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

εἰς τιμήν

for honor

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of honor, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “that is used in honorable ways”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡγιασμένον

/having_been/_sanctified

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: “having become holy” or “one that God has sanctified”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἡτοιμασμένον

/having_been/_prepared

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was God. Alternate translation: “being ready” or “one that God has prepared”