2 Timothy 2:13-17

English Standard Version

for ^(C)he cannot deny himself.

A Worker Approved by God

¹⁴ Remind them of these things, and ^(D)charge them before God^{[a] (E)}not to quarrel about words, ^(F)which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. ¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,^[b] a worker ^(G)who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. ¹⁶ But ^(H)avoid ^(I)irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, ¹⁷ and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are ^(J)Hymenaeus and Philetus,