Selah · Bible verse

2 Timothy 2:22

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

2 Timothy 2:22 · World English Bible

In context

²⁰Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor, and some for dishonor.

²¹If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

²²Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

²³But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

²⁴The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,

Verses quoted from the World English Bible (public domain).

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日本語 · テモテへの手紙二 2:22 · 口語訳聖書そこで、あなたは若い時の情欲を避けなさい。そして、きよい心をもって主を呼び求める人々と共に、義と信仰と愛と平和とを追い求めなさい。한국어 · 디모데후서 2:22 · 개역한글또한 네가 청년의 정욕을 피하고 주를 깨끗한 마음으로 부르는 자들과 함께 믿음과 사랑과 화평을 좇으라 Español · 2 Timoteo 2:22 · Reina-Valera (1909)Huye también los deseos juveniles; y sigue la justicia, la fe, la caridad, la paz, con los que invocan al Señor de puro corazón.Português · 2 Timóteo 2:22 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Foge também dos desejos da juventude; e segue a justiça, a fé, o amor, e a paz, com os que, de coração puro, invocam o Senhor.