2 Timothy 2:14 - The Text-Critical English New Testament

¹⁴ Remind the people of these things, solemnly charging them before the Lord not to quarrel about words, which does no good but only leads to the ruin of those who are listening.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Remind [the people] of these facts and [solemnly] charge them in the presence of the Lord to avoid petty controversy over words, which does no good but upsets and undermines the faith of the hearers.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Remind them of these things and warn them in the sight of God not to engage in battles over words that aren’t helpful and only destroy those who hear them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ Insist on these things, testifying before the Lord. Do not be contentious about words, for this is useful for nothing but the subversion of listeners.

2 Timothy 2:14 Cross References

Matthew 16:26

For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul? Or what can a person give in exchange for his soul?

Acts 13:10

and said, “O son of the devil, full of all deceit and all trickery, enemy of all righteousness, will yoʋ not cease perverting the straight paths of the Lord?

Acts 15:24

Since we have heard that certain men, whom we did not authorize, have gone out from us and troubled you with their words, unsettling your minds by saying that you must be circumcised and keep the law,

Romans 14:1

Receive anyone who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of disputing about opinions.

Galatians 1:7

not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.

Ephesians 4:17

Therefore, I solemnly declare in the Lord that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus that, just as you learned from us how you ought to walk and to please God, you do so more and more.

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep yourselves away from every brother who walks in idleness and does not live according to the teaching we passed on to them.

1 Timothy 1:4

or to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which promote disputes rather than the plan of God that operates by faith.

1 Timothy 1:6

Some have strayed from these and turned aside to meaningless talk,

1 Timothy 4:8

For bodily training is beneficial to a certain extent, but godliness is beneficial in every way, since it holds promise for both the present life and the life to come.

1 Timothy 5:21

I solemnly charge yoʋ before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the chosen angels to observe these things without partiality, doing nothing out of favoritism.

1 Timothy 6:13

I charge yoʋ before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in his testimony before Pontius Pilate,

2 Timothy 1:6

Therefore I remind yoʋ to rekindle the gift of God that is in yoʋ through the laying on of my hands.

2 Timothy 2:16

Avoid profane chatter, for those who engage in such talk will stray further and further into ungodliness,

2 Timothy 2:23

Have nothing to do with foolish and ignorant controversies, knowing that they breed quarrels.

2 Timothy 4:1

I solemnly charge yoʋ therefore in the presence of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead when he appears along with his kingdom:

Titus 3:1

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

Hebrews 13:9

Do not be carried away by various kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by regulations about food, which have not benefited those who follow them.

2 Peter 1:13

I think it is right, as long as I am in this bodily tent, to stir you up by way of reminder,