Call to Focus on the Truth

Paul now turns to the subject of false teachers, commanding Timothy to remind those in his charge of the truths in this letter. Timothy is to be diligent to properly using the word and avoid false teachings like those spread by Hymenaeus and Philetus. Although these two have gone astray, and others have been upset be them, God knows His children, and they remain faithful.

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Ταῦτα ὑπομίμνῃσκε

Remind them of these things,

Daran erinnere,

διαμαρτυρόμενος ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ μὴ λογομαχεῖν,

and solemnly a charge them in the presence of God not to b wrangle about words,

und bezeuge ernstlich vor dem Herrn, daß man nicht um Worte zanke,

ἐπʼ οὐδὲν χρήσιμον,

which is useless

was zu nichts nütze ist

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ἐπὶ καταστροφῇ τῶν ἀκουόντων.

and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

als zur Verwirrung der Zuhörer.

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σπούδασον σεαυτὸν δόκιμον παραστῆσαι τῷ θεῷ,

Be diligent to a present yourself approved to God

Gib dir Mühe, dich Gott als bewährt zu erweisen,

ἐργάτην ἀνεπαίσχυντον,

as a workman who does not need to be ashamed,

als einen Arbeiter, der sich nicht zu schämen braucht,

ὀρθοτομοῦντα τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας.

accurately handling b the word of truth.

der das Wort der Wahrheit richtig behandelt.

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τὰς δὲ βεβήλους κενοφωνίας περιΐστασο•

But a avoid b worldly and empty chatter,

Der unheiligen Schwätzereien aber entschlage dich;

ἐπὶ πλεῖον γὰρ προκόψουσιν ἀσεβείας

for 1 it will lead to further ungodliness,

denn sie fördern nur noch mehr die Gottlosigkeit,

καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει.

and their 1 talk will spread like 2 gangrene.

und ihr Wort frißt um sich wie ein Krebsgeschwür.

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ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φίλητος,

Among them are a Hymenaeus and Philetus,

Zu ihnen gehören Hymenäus und Philetus,

οἵτινες περὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἠστόχησαν,

men who have gone astray from the truth

welche von der Wahrheit abgekommen sind,

λέγοντες [τὴν] ἀνάστασιν ἤδη γεγονέναι,

saying that a the resurrection has already taken place,

indem sie sagen, die Auferstehung sei schon geschehen,

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καὶ ἀνατρέπουσιν τήν τινων πίστιν.

and they upset b the faith of some.

und so den Glauben etlicher Leute umgestürzt haben.

ὁ μέντοι στερεὸς θεμέλιος τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκεν, ἔχων τὴν σφραγῖδα ταύτην•

Nevertheless , the a firm foundation of God stands, having this b seal,

Aber der feste Grund Gottes bleibt bestehen und trägt dieses Siegel:

ἔγνω κύριος τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ ,

“ c The Lord knows those who are His,”

«Der Herr kennt die Seinen»,

καί• ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου .

and , “ d Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”

und: «es trete ab von der Ungerechtigkeit, wer den Namen des Herrn nennt!»

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Three imperatives: v14a remind v15a be diligent v16a avoid

The participle may be adverbial, i.e., the means of how Timothy is to remind them. However, I have chosen to see it as a further command.

This is one of the results of wrangling about words.

This may refer to the previous passage regarding the gospel or even the whole content of the letter.

V14 appears to be a bridge verse. It is a conclusion of the pericope v8-13 but also relates to v15-19 which deal with false teaching.

The logic here appears to be that although some have turned away from the faith and others have had their faith upset, God knows His true children and they remain faithful.

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2 Timothy 2:14-19

Things to Advocate

Remind them of these things,

and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words,

which is useless

and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God

as a workman who does not need to be ashamed,

accurately handling the word of truth.

Things to Avoid

But avoid worldly and empty chatter,

for it will lead to further ungodliness,

and their talk will spread like gangrene.

Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

men who have gone astray from the truth

saying that the resurrection has already taken place,

and they upset the faith of some.

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal,

“The Lord knows those who are His,”

and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”

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Ταῦτα ὑπομίμνῃσκε διαμαρτυρόμενος ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ μὴ λογομαχεῖν, ἐπʼ οὐδὲν χρήσιμον, ἐπὶ καταστροφῇ τῶν ἀκουόντων.

Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

Daran erinnere, und bezeuge ernstlich vor dem Herrn, daß man nicht um Worte zanke, was zu nichts nütze ist als zur Verwirrung der Zuhörer.

σπούδασον σεαυτὸν δόκιμον παραστῆσαι τῷ θεῷ, ἐργάτην ἀνεπαίσχυντον, ὀρθοτομοῦντα τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

Gib dir Mühe, dich Gott als bewährt zu erweisen, als einen Arbeiter, der sich nicht zu schämen braucht, der das Wort der Wahrheit richtig behandelt.

τὰς δὲ βεβήλους κενοφωνίας περιΐστασο•

But avoid worldly and empty chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness,

Der unheiligen Schwätzereien aber entschlage dich; denn sie fördern nur noch mehr die Gottlosigkeit,

ἐπὶ πλεῖον γὰρ προκόψουσιν ἀσεβείας

καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει.

and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

und ihr Wort frißt um sich wie ein Krebsgeschwür.

ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φίλητος,

οἵτινες περὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἠστόχησαν, λέγοντες [τὴν] ἀνάστασιν ἤδη γεγονέναι,

men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and they upset the faith of some.

Zu ihnen gehören Hymenäus und Philetus, welche von der Wahrheit abgekommen sind, indem sie sagen, die Auferstehung sei schon geschehen, und so den Glauben etlicher Leute umgestürzt haben.

καὶ ἀνατρέπουσιν τήν τινων πίστιν.

ὁ μέντοι στερεὸς θεμέλιος τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκεν, ἔχων τὴν σφραγῖδα ταύτην•

Nevertheless, the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord is to abstain from wickedness.”

Aber der feste Grund Gottes bleibt bestehen und trägt dieses Siegel: «Der Herr kennt die Seinen», und: «es trete ab von der Ungerechtigkeit, wer den Namen des Herrn nennt!»

ἔγνω κύριος τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ

, καί• ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου .

τὰς δὲ βεβήλους κενοφωνίας περιΐστασο• ἐπὶ πλεῖον γὰρ προκόψουσιν ἀσεβείας

καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει. ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φίλητος,

οἵτινες περὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἠστόχησαν, λέγοντες [τὴν] ἀνάστασιν ἤδη γεγονέναι, καὶ ἀνατρέπουσιν τήν τινων πίστιν.

ὁ μέντοι στερεὸς θεμέλιος τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκεν, ἔχων τὴν σφραγῖδα ταύτην• ἔγνω κύριος τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ , καί• ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου .

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These are examples of men whose words are spreading like gangrene.

Accusative subject

Here "his" appears to be standing for "his possession" or "his people".

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