2 Timothy 2:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

be diligent to present thyself approved to God -- a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

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  • 2 Pet 1:10 : 10 wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,
  • 2 Pet 1:15 : 15 and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.
  • 2 Cor 10:18 : 18 for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.
  • 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,
  • 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,
  • Acts 20:27 : 27 for I did not keep back from declaring to you all the counsel of God.
  • 2 Cor 4:2 : 2 but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;
  • 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 wherefore, beloved, these things waiting for, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, by Him to be found in peace,
  • Gal 1:10 : 10 for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please -- Christ's servant I should not be.
  • Eph 1:13 : 13 in whom ye also, having heard the word of the truth -- the good news of your salvation -- in whom also having believed, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of the promise,
  • Heb 5:11-14 : 11 concerning whom we have much discourse and of hard explanation to say, since ye have become dull of hearing, 12 for even owing to be teachers, because of the time, again ye have need that one teach you what `are' the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God, and ye have become having need of milk, and not of strong food, 13 for every one who is partaking of milk `is' unskilled in the word of righteousness -- for he is an infant, 14 and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.
  • Jas 1:18 : 18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;
  • 1 Tim 4:6 : 6 These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,
  • 1 Tim 4:12-16 : 12 let no one despise thy youth, but a pattern become thou of those believing in word, in behaviour, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity; 13 till I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching; 14 be not careless of the gift in thee, that was given thee through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership; 15 of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things; 16 take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.
  • 2 Cor 3:6 : 6 who also made us sufficient `to be' ministrants of a new covenant, not of letter, but of spirit; for the letter doth kill, and the spirit doth make alive.
  • Acts 2:22 : 22 `Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;
  • Heb 4:11 : 11 May we be diligent, then, to enter into that rest, that no one in the same example of the unbelief may fall,
  • Rom 16:10 : 10 salute Apelles, the approved in Christ; salute those of the `household' of Aristobulus;
  • 1 Cor 2:6 : 6 And wisdom we speak among the perfect, and wisdom not of this age, nor of the rulers of this age -- of those becoming useless,
  • Rom 14:18 : 18 for he who in these things is serving the Christ, `is' acceptable to God and approved of men.
  • Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?
  • John 21:15-17 : 15 When, therefore, they dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, `Simon, `son' of Jonas, dost thou love me more than these?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Feed my lambs.' 16 He saith to him again, a second time, `Simon, `son' of Jonas, dost thou love me?' he saith to him, `Yes, Lord; thou hast known that I dearly love thee;' he saith to him, `Tend my sheep.' 17 He saith to him the third time, `Simon, `son' of Jonas, dost thou dearly love me?' Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, `Dost thou dearly love me?' and he said to him, `Lord, thou hast known all things; thou dost know that I dearly love thee.' Jesus saith to him, `Feed my sheep;
  • Matt 13:52 : 52 And he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'
  • 1 Cor 3:1-2 : 1 And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as to spiritual, but as to fleshly -- as to babes in Christ; 2 with milk I fed you, and not with meat, for ye were not yet able, but not even yet are ye now able,
  • 2 Cor 6:3-4 : 3 in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed, 4 but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses,
  • Mark 4:33 : 33 And with many such similes he was speaking to them the word, as they were able to hear,

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    14These things remind `them' of, testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

  • 1 Tim 4:15-16
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    15of these things be careful; in these things be, that thy advancement may be manifest in all things;

    16take heed to thyself, and to the teaching; remain in them, for this thing doing, both thyself thou shalt save, and those hearing thee.

  • 2 Tim 2:16
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    16and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

  • Titus 2:7-8
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    7concerning all things thyself showing a pattern of good works; in the teaching uncorruptedness, gravity, incorruptibility,

    8discourse sound, irreprehensible, that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say concerning you.

  • 2 Tim 3:14-17
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    14And thou -- be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,

    15and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that `is' in Christ Jesus;

    16every Writing `is' God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that `is' in righteousness,

    17that the man of God may be fitted -- for every good work having been completed.

  • 1 Tim 4:6-7
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    6These things placing before the brethren, thou shalt be a good ministrant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which thou didst follow after,

    7and the profane and old women's fables reject thou, and exercise thyself unto piety,

  • 1 Thess 4:11-12
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    11and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

    12that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

  • Titus 2:10
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    10not purloining, but showing all good stedfastness, that the teaching of God our Saviour they may adorn in all things.

  • 2 Tim 2:21
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    21if, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master -- to every good work having been prepared,

  • 2 Cor 4:2
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    2but did renounce for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves unto every conscience of men, before God;

  • Titus 2:15
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    15these things be speaking, and exhorting, and convicting, with all charge; let no one despise thee!

  • 2 Tim 4:5
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    5And thou -- watch in all things; suffer evil; do the work of one proclaiming good news; of thy ministration make full assurance,

  • 1 Tim 6:20
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    20O Timotheus, the thing entrusted guard thou, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

  • 2 Tim 2:4-7
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    4no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

    5and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

    6the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

    7be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

  • Phil 1:10
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    10for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless -- to a day of Christ,

  • 2 Tim 2:2
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    2and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

  • 2 Tim 2:24-25
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    24and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

    25in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,

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    8See to yourselves that ye may not lose the things that we wrought, but a full reward may receive;

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    1And thou -- be speaking what doth become the sound teaching;

  • 2 Tim 4:2
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    2preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching,

  • Jas 1:22
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    22and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

  • 1 Tim 6:5
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    5wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

  • 2 Pet 1:12
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    12Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,

  • 2 Pet 3:14
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    14wherefore, beloved, these things waiting for, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, by Him to be found in peace,

  • Phil 2:15
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    15that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed,

  • Titus 3:8
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    8Stedfast `is' the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

  • Col 1:29
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    29for which also I labour, striving according to his working that is working in me in power.

  • Eph 5:10
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    10proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord,

  • Titus 1:14
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    14not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

  • Col 1:10
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    10to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to the knowledge of God,

  • 1 Tim 1:18
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    18This charge I commit to thee, child Timotheus, according to the prophesies that went before upon thee, that thou mayest war in them the good warfare,

  • Titus 2:12
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    12teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

  • 1 Pet 2:15
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    15because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

  • 2 Tim 2:19
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    19sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, `The Lord hath known those who are His,' and `Let him depart from unrighteousness -- every one who is naming the name of Christ.'

  • 1 Tim 6:11
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    11and thou, O man of God, these things flee, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

  • 1 Pet 2:2
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    2as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

  • 2 Pet 3:17
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    17Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, ye may fall from your own stedfastness,

  • Titus 1:9
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    9holding -- according to the teaching -- to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;