2 TIM 2:22 Parallel Verse View

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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).

LEB But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.

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.

Moff So shun the lusts of youth and aim at integrity, faith, love and peace, in the company of those who invoke the Lord out of a pure heart.

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, charity, peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.)

Bshps Lustes of youth auoyde, but folowe ryghteousnesse, fayth, loue, peace, with them that call on the Lorde out of a pure heart.
(Lustes of youth avoide, but follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.)

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 lusts of youth, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart, )

Cvdl Fle thou the lustes of youth, but folowe righteousnes, faith, loue, peace, with all them that call vpon the LORDE with pure hert.
(Flee thou/you the lusts of youth, but follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with all them that call upon the LORD with pure heart.)

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. )

Wycl And fle thou desiris of yongthe, but sue thou riytwisnesse, feith, charite, pees, with hem that inwardli clepen the Lord of a clene herte.
(And flee thou/you desires of youth, but sue thou/you righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with hem that inwardly call the Lord of a clean heart.)

Luth Flieh die Lüste der Jugend! Jage aber nach der Gerechtigkeit, dem Glauben, der Liebe, dem Frieden mit allen, die den HErr’s anrufen von reinem Herzen.
(Flieh the desires(n) the/of_the youth! Yage but after the/of_the justice, to_him faith, the/of_the love(n), to_him peace with all/everyone, the the LORD’s call from pure heart(s).)

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

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:14–26: Timothy should be a workman who pleases God

Paragraph 2:22–26

In this paragraph, Paul instructed Timothy regarding how he could be a “container” that God can use.

2:22a

Flee from youthful passions

¶ Timothy, run from doing the evil things that other young people want to do.
¶ So, avoid the sinful passions that attract young people,

This verse begins with the Greek conjunction de, which can be translated But (NET, NCV) or “so” (RSV). It indicates that Paul was changing his topic from the figure of speech about the different containers and their uses to another topic. Many English versions, including BSB, NIV and GNT, do not translate this conjunction, but indicate the change of topic by beginning a new paragraph.

Flee from: Other ways to translate the verb phrase Flee from are “run from,” “stay away from,” or “avoid.”

In the figure of speech about the containers in a large house, Paul had indirectly encouraged Timothy. Here with the verb Flee he directly commanded him. If the change seems too abrupt, perhaps your language has a way to mark this change. One way to do this is to begin the command with “Timothy” as you will see in the first Meaning Line of the Display.

youthful passions: The phrase youthful passions means “the evil things that young people want to do.” The NLT translates this phrase “youthful lusts” and the NIV translates it as “evil desires of youth.”

passions: Other ways of translating the word that the BSB translates as passions are “desires” and “impulses.” Paul was probably referring to sexual desires. He may also have been referring to selfish ambition, impatience, and doing unwise, impulsive things.

2:22b

and pursue righteousness,

Instead, run towards what is right,
and make an effort to do what is right and just,

pursue: The verb pursue is the opposite of “flee” in 2:22a. Flee means “to run away from,” and pursue means “to run towards.” Paul used these two verbs figuratively. He used “flee” to mean, “do not…” and pursue to mean, “make an effort to….” The NLT says: “Follow anything that makes you want to do right.”

The four abstract nouns that follow the word pursue describe character traits that Paul urged Timothy to develop. It may be necessary for you to use verb phrases or complete clauses to express what these abstract nouns mean.

righteousness: Because Paul was talking about character traits here, righteousness in this context probably refers to the way that we behave. It means “to live in a way that God considers right, and to do what is right and just to other people.” Paul was probably not talking here about the righteousness that God attributes to us because we trust in Jesus Christ. That kind of righteousness does not depend on our good character or on anything that we have done or could do. See also righteousness in the Glossary, Meaning 1.

2:22c

faith, love, and peace,

be faithful/dependable, love other people, and live in peace with them.

faith: It is not clear in which sense Paul used this word here. There are two interpretations:

It means “faithfulness,” that is, being honest, truthful, and dependable either toward God or other people.
It means “belief or trust in God.”

If possible, translate in a general way so that people could understand both interpretations. If that is not possible and you must make a choice, choose interpretation (1). See faith in the Glossary, Meaning 3.

love: In this context, love refers to love for other people, not love for God.

peace: The word peace refers to living in harmony with other people.

2:22d

together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

You are to pursue these things along with the people who worship the Lord with a clean heart.
You and those who worship/pray to the Lord with sincerity are to pursue these things.

together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart: Scholars disagree about what this phrase goes with. There are two interpretations:

It applies to all four nouns that follow the verb “pursue.” So both Timothy and those who call on the Lord are to pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace.
It applies only to the word peace. So Timothy is to live in peace with those who call on the Lord.

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1).

those who call on the Lord: This phrase means “people who pray to the Lord.” It refers to those who follow the Lord and worship him. It is similar to the phrase “everyone who confesses the name of the Lord” in 2:19d.

the Lord: Here the Lord probably refers to God.

a pure heart: The term pure heart means “sincerely” or “without deceit.” In many languages there is an idiom to express this aspect of a person’s character. Consider whether your language also uses an idiom. Use it if it is appropriate.

General Comment on 2:22

One possible way to translate 2:22 is to put 2:22d earlier in the verse as follows:

Timothy, run away from the evil things that other young men do. You and those who worship the Lord with clean hearts should search for ways to do what is right, faithful, loving, and peaceful.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τάς Δέ νεωτερικάς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε δίωκε δέ δικαιοσύνην πίστιν ἀγάπην εἰρήνην μετά τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τόν Κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας)

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

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 (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τάς Δέ νεωτερικάς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε δίωκε δέ δικαιοσύνην πίστιν ἀγάπην εἰρήνην μετά τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τόν Κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας)

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 (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τάς Δέ νεωτερικάς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε δίωκε δέ δικαιοσύνην πίστιν ἀγάπην εἰρήνην μετά τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τόν Κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας)

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

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]

Parallel 2 TIM 2:22