2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2:14

¹⁴Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God^a to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.

Footnotes

a 2:14 SBL, BYZ, and TR the Lord

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remind	ὑπομίμνῃσκε	hypomimnēske	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G5279 I remind, remember
of these things	Ταῦτα	Tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
charging	διαμαρτυρόμενος	diamartyromenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1263 I give solemn evidence, testify solemnly
before	ἐνώπιον	enōpion	Preposition	G1799 before the face of, in the presence of
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
to avoid	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
quarreling over words	λογομαχεῖν	logomachein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3054 I contend about words
succeeds	χρήσιμον	chrēsimon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5539 useful, profitable
only	οὐδὲν	ouden	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3762 no one, none, nothing
in	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
listeners	ἀκουόντων	akouontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G191 I hear, listen
to ruin	καταστροφῇ	katastrophē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2692 overthrow, destruction

Cross-references

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Titus 3:9–11 · 2 Timothy 2:23 · 2 Timothy 4:1 · Romans 14:1 · Hebrews 13:9 · 1 Timothy 6:4–5 · 1 Timothy 5:21 · Acts 15:24 · 1 Timothy 6:13 · Jeremiah 7:8 · 2 Thessalonians 3:6 · Acts 13:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.