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2 Timothy 2:1 - 2:26- Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

November 3
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King James and other versions... [http://bibleabc.net/bible/kjv/2tim2-1.htm]
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A Loyal Soldier of Christ Jesus
2 1Timothy, you are [like] a son to me. Be strong in the grace (kindness) that
we have in Christ Jesus. 2You have heard the things that I have taught. Many other
people heard those things too. You should teach those same things. Give those teachings
to some people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach those things to other
people. 3Share in the troubles that we have. Accept those troubles like a true soldier
of Christ Jesus. 4A person that is a soldier wants to please his commanding officer.
So that soldier does not use his time doing the things that most people do. 5If
an athlete is running a race, he must obey all the rules to win. 6The farmer who
works hard should be the first person to get some of the food that he grew. 7Think
about these things that I am saying. The Lord will give you the ability to understand
all these things.

8Remember Jesus Christ. He is from the family of David.* After Jesus died, he was
raised from death. This is the Good News* that I tell people. 9And I am suffering
because I tell that Good News. I am even bound with chains like a person who has
really done wrong. But God's teaching is not bound. 10So I patiently accept all
these troubles. I do this to help all the people that God has chosen. I accept
these troubles so that those people can have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus.
With that salvation comes glory that never ends. 11This teaching is true: If we
died with him (Jesus), then we will also live with him. 12If we accept suffering,
then we will also rule with him. If we refuse to accept him, then he will refuse
to accept us. 13If we are not faithful, he will still be faithful, because he cannot
be false to himself.

An Approved Worker
14Continue telling the people these things. And warn those people before God not
to argue about words. Arguing about words does not help any person. And it ruins
those people who listen. 15Do the very best you can to be the kind of person that
God will accept, and give yourself to him. Be a worker who is not ashamed of his
work--a worker who uses the true teaching in the right way. 16Stay away from people
who talk about useless things that are not from God. That kind of talk will lead
a person more and more against God. 17Their [evil] teaching will spread like a
sickness inside the body. Hymenaeus and Philetus are men like that. 18They have
left the true teaching. They say that the rising from death [of all people] has
already happened. And those two men are destroying the faith of some people. 19But
God's strong foundation* continues to be the same. These words are written on that
foundation: "The Lord knows those people who belong to him."* Also, these words
are written on that foundation: "Every person who says that he believes in the Lord
must stop doing wrong."

20In a large house there are things made of gold and silver. But also there are
things made of wood and clay. Some things are used for special purposes. Other things
are made for dirty jobs. 21If any person will make himself clean from all the evil
things, then that person will be used for special purposes. That person will be
made holy,* and the master can use him. That person will be ready to do any good
work. 22Stay away from the evil things a young person wants to do. Try very hard
to live right and to have faith, love, and peace. Do these things together with
those people who have pure hearts and trust in the Lord. 23Stay away from foolish
and stupid arguments. You know that those arguments grow into bigger arguments.
24A servant of the Lord must not argue! He must be kind to every person. A servant
of the Lord must be a good teacher. He must be patient. 25The Lord's servant must
gently teach those people that don't agree with him. Maybe God will let those people
change their hearts so that they can accept the truth. 26The devil has trapped those
people and makes them do what he wants. But maybe they can wake up [and see that
the devil is using them] and free themselves from the devil's trap.

Footnotes: David King of Israel about 1000 years before Christ. GoodNews The news
that God has made a way for people to have their sins forgiven and live with Him
forever. foundation The bottom part or first part of a house that the rest of the
house is built on. "The Lord knows ... him" Quote from Num. 16:5. holy A holy person
is pure and belongs only to God.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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