2 Timothy
2 Timothy 2:22–23
22Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
2 Timothy 2:22
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flee from | φεῦγε | pheuge | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G5343 I flee, escape, shun |
| youthful | νεωτερικὰς | neōterikas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3512 youthful, juvenile |
| passions | ἐπιθυμίας | epithymias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| pursue | δίωκε | diōke | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| righteousness | δικαιοσύνην | dikaiosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1343 justice, justness, righteousness |
| faith | πίστιν | pistin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
| love | ἀγάπην | agapēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G26 love |
| peace | εἰρήνην | eirēnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1515 peace, peace of mind |
| together with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| those who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| call on | ἐπικαλουμένων | epikaloumenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1941 I call by an additional name, appeal to |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κύριον | Kyrion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| a pure | καθαρᾶς | katharas | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2513 clean, pure, unstained |
| heart | καρδίας | kardias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
2 Timothy 2:23
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| reject | παραιτοῦ | paraitou | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular | G3868 I make excuse, refuse, reject |
| foolish | μωρὰς | mōras | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3474 stupid, foolish |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| ignorant | ἀπαιδεύτους | apaideutous | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G521 untrained, uneducated |
| speculation | ζητήσεις | zētēseis | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2214 a question, debate, controversy |
| for you know | εἰδὼς | eidōs | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| it breeds | γεννῶσιν | gennōsin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to |
| quarreling | μάχας | machas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3163 strife, contention, quarrel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Timothy 2:22 1 Peter 2:11 · 1 Peter 3:11 · 1 Corinthians 6:18 · 1 Timothy 6:11 · Psalm 119:9 · Hebrews 12:14 · 1 Timothy 4:12 · Psalm 66:18–19 · 1 Corinthians 10:14 · 1 Timothy 1:5 · Ecclesiastes 11:9–10 · 3 John 1:11
2 Timothy 2:23 2 Timothy 2:14 · Titus 3:9 · 1 Timothy 4:7 · 1 Timothy 6:4–5 · 2 Timothy 2:16 · 1 Timothy 1:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.