2 TIM 2:22 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
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ULT But flee youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with the ones calling on the Lord from a pure heart.

UST You must avoid desiring the wrong things that young people usually desire. Instead, you should always try to do what is right. You should trust in Jesus. You should love others. You should live peacefully with others. You should do those things along with people who desire what is good and who worship the Lord Jesus.

BSB Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, [and] peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

BLB Now flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those calling on the Lord out of pure a heart.

AICNT But flee youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with {all} [fn] those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

2:22, all: Some manuscripts include. A(02) C(04)

OEB Flee from the passions of youth, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in the company of those who, with a pure heart, invoke the Lord.

WEBBE Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

LSV and flee the youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling on the LORD out of a pure heart;

FBV Run away from anything that fires up the desires of youth. Run after what is right and trustworthy, run after love and peace along with those who are true and pure Christians.

TCNT Flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.

T4T Because of that, you (sg) must avoid doing the wrong actions that many young people desire to do. Instead, you must earnestly do right actions, believe the true teaching, love God and others, and you must continually be at peace with those who ask the Lord to help them and who are pure in every way (OR, who serve Jesus faithfully).

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BBE But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

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Wymth Keep a strong curb, however, on your youthful cravings; and strive for integrity, good faith, love, peace, in company with all who pray to the Lord with pure hearts.

ASV But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

DRA But flee thou youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity, and peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

YLT and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

Drby But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

RV But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

SLT And flee youthful, eager desires: and follow justice, faith, love, peace, with them calling upon the Lord from a pure heart.

Wbstr Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

KJB-1769 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

KJB-1611 Flie also youthfull lusts: but follow righteousnesse, faith, charitie, peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
(Flie also youthfull lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charitie, peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.)

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Gnva Flee also from the lustes of youth, and follow after righteousnes, faith, loue, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart,
(Flee also from the lustes of youth, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart, )

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TNT Lustes of youth avoyde and folowe rightwesnes fayth love and peace with them that call on the lorde with pure herte.
(Lustes of youth avoyde and follow rightwesnes faith love and peace with them that call on the lord with pure heart. )

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ClVg Juvenilia autem desideria fuge, sectare vero justitiam, fidem, spem, caritatem, et pacem cum iis qui invocant Dominum de corde puro.
(Yuvenilia however desideria fuge, sectare indeed/however justice, faith, hope, charity, and peace when/with to_them who they_invoke the_Master from/about heart puro. )

UGNT τὰς δὲ νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε, δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, εἰρήνην, μετὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν Κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας.
(tas de neōterikas epithumias feuge, diōke de dikaiosunaʸn, pistin, agapaʸn, eiraʸnaʸn, meta tōn epikaloumenōn ton Kurion ek katharas kardias.)

SBL-GNT τὰς δὲ νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε, δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, εἰρήνην μετὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας.
(tas de neōterikas epithumias feuge, diōke de dikaiosunaʸn, pistin, agapaʸn, eiraʸnaʸn meta tōn epikaloumenōn ton kurion ek katharas kardias.)

RP-GNT Τὰς δὲ νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε· δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, εἰρήνην, μετὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας.
(Tas de neōterikas epithumias feuge; diōke de dikaiosunaʸn, pistin, agapaʸn, eiraʸnaʸn, meta tōn epikaloumenōn ton kurion ek katharas kardias.)

TC-GNT Τὰς δὲ νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε· δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, εἰρήνην, μετὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν Κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας.
(Tas de neōterikas epithumias feuge; diōke de dikaiosunaʸn, pistin, agapaʸn, eiraʸnaʸn, meta tōn epikaloumenōn ton Kurion ek katharas kardias. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

and

Here the word But introduces the next thing that Paul wants to write about. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next idea, or you could leave But untranslated. Alternate translation: [Now]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

φεῦγε

˓be˒_fleeing

Paul speaks of youthful lusts as if they were things a person could physically run away from. He means that Timothy should always avoid these lusts. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [make sure that you do not have]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὰς & νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας

¬the & youthful lusts

Here Paul is referring to lusts that generally characterize youthful people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: [the lusts that youthful people often have]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

δίωκε & δικαιοσύνην, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, εἰρήνην, μετὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν Κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας

˓be˒_pursuing & righteousness faith love peace with the_‹ones› calling_on the Lord out_of pure ˓a˒_heart

Here the phrase with the ones calling on the Lord from a pure heart could modify: (1) pursue. In this case, Timothy is supposed to pursue these good qualities along with the people who are calling on the Lord from a pure heart. Alternate translation: [pursue, with the ones calling on the Lord from a pure heart, righteousness, faith, love, peace] (2) peace. In this case, the people with whom Timothy should have peace are those calling on the Lord from a pure heart. Alternate translation: [pursue righteousness, faith, and love, and pursue peace with the ones calling on the Lord from a pure heart]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

δίωκε

˓be˒_pursuing

Paul speaks of righteousness and other good qualities as if they were things that a person could pursue and catch. He means that Timothy should try very hard to be characterized by these good things. Alternate translation: [seek to acquire] or [work hard to be characterized by]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

δικαιοσύνην, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, εἰρήνην

righteousness faith love peace

If your language does not use abstract nouns for some or all of the ideas in this list, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [becoming more righteous, believing, loving, peaceful]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

πίστιν

faith

Here the word faith could refer to: (1) belief in Jesus. Alternate translation: [faith in Jesus] (2) faithfulness in doing what God requires. Alternate translation: [faithfulness]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν Κύριον

the_‹ones› calling_on the Lord

The phrase calling on the Lord refers to worshiping and praying to the Lord. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the ones praying to the Lord]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὸν Κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας

the Lord out_of pure ˓a˒_heart

Here the phrase from a clean heart could be: (1) another description of these people. Alternate translation: [the Lord who have a pure heart] (2) a description of how they are calling on the Lord. Alternate translation: [the Lord, which they do with a pure heart]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας

out_of pure ˓a˒_heart

In Paul’s culture, the heart is the place where humans think and feel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate heart by referring to the place where humans think and feel in your culture or by expressing the idea plainly. Alternate translation: [from a pure mind] or [from pure thoughts]

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