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2:1 Therefore thou, my son, be comforted in grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2:2 And what things thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, betake thou these to faithful men, which shall be able also to teach other men. 2:3 Travail thou as a good knight of Christ Jesus. [Travail thou as a good knight of Jesus Christ.] 2:4 No man holding knighthood to God, wrappeth himself [enwrappeth himself] with worldly needs, that he please to him, to whom he hath proved himself. 2:5 For he that fighteth in a battle [For why and he that striveth in a battle], shall not be crowned, but he fight lawfully. 2:6 It behooveth an earth-tiller to receive first of the fruits. 2:7 Understand thou what things I say [Understand what things I say]. For the Lord shall give to thee understanding in all things. 2:8 Be thou mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ of the seed of David hath risen again from death [from dead], after my gospel, 2:9 in which I travail unto bonds, as working evil [as evil working], but the word of God is not bound. 2:10 Therefore I suffer all things [Therefore I sustain all things] for the chosen, that also they get the health, that is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory. 2:11 A true word [ is this that I say ], that if we be dead together [ to the world ], also we shall live together [ in bliss ]; 2:12 if we suffer, [and] we shall reign together [ with Christ ]; if we deny [ him ], [and] he shall deny us; 2:13 if we believe not, he dwelleth faithful, he may not deny himself. 2:14 Teach thou these things [Forsooth these things I admonish], witnessing before God. Do not thou strive in words; for to nothing it is profitable, but to the subverting of men that hear. 2:15 Busily keep [Busily care, or keep ,] to give thyself an approved, praiseable workman to God, without shame, rightly treating the word of truth. 2:16 But eschew thou unholy and vain speeches, for why those profit much to unfaithfulness, [Forsooth shun thou unholy and vain speeches, soothly they profit much to unpiety,] 2:17 and the word of them creepeth as a canker. Of whom Philetus is, and Hymenaeus, 2:18 which felled down [the which fell down] from the truth, saying that the rising again is now done, and they subverted the faith of some men [and turned upside-down the faith of some men]. 2:19 But the firm foundament of God standeth, having this mark [having this mark, either signet ], The Lord knoweth which be his, and, Each man that nameth the name of the Lord, departeth from wickedness [depart from wickedness]. 2:20 But in a great house be not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of tree and of earth; and so some be into honour, and some into despite. 2:21 Therefore, if any man cleanseth himself from these [Therefore if any man shall cleanse himself from these], he shall be a vessel hallowed into honour, and profitable to the Lord, ready to all good work [ready into all good work]. 2:22 And flee thou [the] desires of youth, but follow thou rightwiseness, faith, charity, peace, with them that inwardly call the Lord [that in-call the Lord] of a clean heart. 2:23 And eschew thou foolish questions, and without knowing [Forsooth shun thou foolish questions, and without discipline], witting that those gender chidings. 2:24 But it behooveth the servant of the Lord to chide not [to not chide]; but to be mild to all men, able to teach, patient, 2:25 with temperance reproving them that against-stand the truth, that sometime God give to them repenting, that they know the truth [that sometime God give them penance to know the truth], 2:26 and that they rise again from the snares of the devil, of whom they be held prisoners at his will [of whom they be holden captive at his will].