23 But avoid foolish and uninformed controversies, because you[a] know that they produce quarrels. 24 And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant, 25 correcting those who are opposed with gentleness, seeing whether perhaps God may grant them repentance to a knowledge of the truth,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 2:23 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal