2 Timothy 2:21

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Tim 3:17 : 17 that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.
  • Eph 2:10 : 10 For we are his creative work, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we can do them.
  • 2 Tim 2:20 : 20 Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
  • 1 John 3:3 : 3 And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).
  • Isa 52:11 : 11 Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don’t touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the LORD’s holy items!
  • Ps 119:9 : 9 ב(Bet) How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions!
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Self-Purification Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.
  • 1 Cor 5:7 : 7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough– you are, in fact, without yeast. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.
  • Isa 1:25 : 25 I will attack you; I will purify your metal with flux. I will remove all your slag.
  • Jer 15:19 : 19 Because of this, the LORD said,“You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.
  • Mal 3:3 : 3 He will act like a refiner and purifier of silver and will cleanse the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer the LORD a proper offering.
  • Titus 3:1 : 1 Conduct Toward Those Outside the Church Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work.
  • Titus 3:8 : 8 Summary of the Letter This saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.
  • Titus 3:14 : 14 Here is another way that our people can learn to engage in good works to meet pressing needs and so not be unfruitful.
  • 1 Pet 1:7 : 7 Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold– gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away– and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
  • Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said to him,“Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.

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  • 2 Tim 2:19-20
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    19However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal:“The Lord knows those who are his,” and“Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”

    20Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.

  • 2 Tim 2:22
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    22But 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.

  • 2 Cor 7:1
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    1Self-Purification Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that could defile the body and the spirit, and thus accomplish holiness out of reverence for God.

  • 1 John 3:3
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    3And everyone who has this hope focused on him purifies himself, just as Jesus is pure).

  • Titus 2:14
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    14He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.

  • Titus 1:15
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    15All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.

  • 2 Tim 2:15-16
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    15Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

    16But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness,

  • Titus 2:7-8
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    7showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

    8and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

  • 1 Thess 4:3-4
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    3For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,

    4that each of you know how to possess his own body in holiness and honor,

  • Jas 1:21
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    21So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

  • 2 Tim 3:17
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    17that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.

  • Eph 5:26
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    26to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,

  • 1 Cor 3:17
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    17If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.

  • 2 Cor 6:17
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    17Therefore“come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord,“and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,

  • Titus 2:10
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    10not pilfering, but showing all good faith, in order to bring credit to the teaching of God our Savior in everything.

  • Rom 6:19
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    19(I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.) For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

  • 1 Thess 4:7
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    7For God did not call us to impurity but in holiness.

  • Prov 25:4
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    4Remove the dross from the silver, and material for the silversmith will emerge;

  • 1 Cor 6:11
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    11Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

  • 1 Tim 4:5-6
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    5For it is sanctified by God’s word and by prayer.

    6By pointing out such things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, having nourished yourself on the words of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.

  • 1 Pet 1:22
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    22You have purified your souls by obeying the truth in order to show sincere mutual love. So love one another earnestly from a pure heart.

  • 2 Tim 2:4-5
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    4No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

    5Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.

  • Rom 9:21
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    21Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special use and another for ordinary use?

  • 2 Pet 1:8-9
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    8For if these things are really yours and are continually increasing, they will keep you from becoming ineffective and unproductive in your pursuit of knowing our Lord Jesus Christ more intimately.

    9But concerning the one who lacks such things– he is blind. That is to say, he is nearsighted, since he has forgotten about the cleansing of his past sins.

  • Titus 2:12
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    12It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

  • Rom 12:2
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    2Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God– what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

  • Heb 12:14
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    14Do Not Reject God’s Warning Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

  • 1 Pet 1:15-16
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    15but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

    16for it is written,“You shall be holy, because I am holy.”

  • Eph 4:22
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    22You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,

  • Heb 13:21
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    21equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.

  • Num 31:23
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    23everything that may stand the fire, you are to pass through the fire, and it will be ceremonially clean, but it must still be purified with the water of purification. Anything that cannot withstand the fire you must pass through the water.

  • John 15:2
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    2He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

  • 2 Chr 30:19
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    19everyone who has determined to follow God, the LORD God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple.”

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14Exhortation to the Faithful Therefore, dear friends, since you are waiting for these things, strive to be found at peace, without spot or blemish, when you come into his presence.

  • 2 Cor 7:11
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    11For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

  • Phil 1:10
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    10so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,

  • 1 Cor 3:14
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    14If what someone has built survives, he will receive a reward.

  • 2 Pet 3:11
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    11Since all these things are to melt away in this manner, what sort of people must we be, conducting our lives in holiness and godliness,

  • Prov 27:21
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    21As the crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, so a person must put his praise to the test.

  • Col 2:22
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    22These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are on human commands and teachings.

  • 1 Cor 3:12
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    12If anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

  • Rom 9:23
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    23And what if he is willing to make known the wealth of his glory on the objects of mercy that he has prepared beforehand for glory–