2:1 Tu ergo fili mi, confortare in gratia, quæ est in Christo Jesu :

2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in Christ Jesus:

2:2 et quæ audisti a me per multos testes, hæc commenda fidelibus hominibus, qui idonei erant et alios docere.

2:2 And the things which thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, the same commend to faithful men who shall be fit to teach others also.

2:3 Labora sicut bonus miles Christi Jesu.

2:3 Labour as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2:4 Nemo militans Deo implicat se negotiis sæcularibus : ut ei placeat, cui se probavit.

2:4 No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses: that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself.

2:5 Nam et qui certat in agone, non coronatur nisi legitime certaverit.

2:5 For he also that striveth for the mastery is not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

2:6 Laborantem agricolam oportet primum de fructibus percipere.

2:6 The husbandman that laboureth must first partake of the fruits.

2:7 Intellige quæ dico : dabit enim tibi Dominus in omnibus intellectum.

2:7 Understand what I say: for the Lord will give thee in all things understanding.

2:8 Memor esto Dominum Jesum Christum resurrexisse a mortuis ex semine David, secundum Evangelium meum,

2:8 Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:

2:9 in quo laboro usque ad vincula, quasi male operans : sed verbum Dei non est alligatum.

2:9 Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer. But the word of God is not bound.

2:10 Ideo omnia sustineo propter electos, ut et ipsi salutem consequantur, quæ est in Christo Jesu, cum gloria cælesti.

2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.

2:11 Fidelis sermo : nam si commortui sumus, et convivemus :

2:11 A faithful saying: for if we be dead with him, we shall live also with him.

2:12 si sustinebimus, et conregnabimus : si negaverimus, et ille negabit nos :

2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.

2:13 si non credimus, ille fidelis permanet, negare seipsum non potest.

2:13 If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he cannot deny himself.

2:14 Hæc commone, testificans coram Domino. Noli contendere verbis : ad nihil enim utile est, nisi ad subversionem audientium.

2:14 Of these things put them in mind, charging them before the Lord. Contend not in words: for it is to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

2:15 Sollicite cura teipsum probabilem exhibere Deo, operarium inconfusibilem, recte tractantem verbum veritatis.

2:15 Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

2:16 Profana autem et vaniloquia devita : multum enim proficiunt ad impietatem :

2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they grow much towards ungodliness.

2:17 et sermo eorum ut cancer serpit : ex quibus est Hymenæus et Philetus,

2:17 And their speech spreadeth like a canker: of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus:

2:18 qui a veritate exciderunt, dicentes resurrectionem esse jam factam, et subverterunt quorumdam fidem.

2:18 Who have erred from the truth, saying that the resurrection is past already, and have subverted the faith of some.

2:19 Sed firmum fundamentum Dei stat, habens signaculum hoc : cognovit Dominus qui sunt ejus, et discedat ab iniquitate omnis qui nominat nomen Domini.

2:19 But the sure foundation of God standeth firm, having this seal: the Lord knoweth who are his; and let every one depart from iniquity who nameth the name of the Lord.

2:20 In magna autem domo non solum sunt vasa aurea, et argentea, sed et lignea, et fictilia : et quædam quidem in honorem, quædam autem in contumeliam.

2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth: and some indeed unto honour, but some unto dishonour.

2:21 Si quis ergo emundaverit se ab istis, erit vas in honorem sanctificatum, et utile Domino ad omne opus bonum paratum.

2:21 If any man therefore shall cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified and profitable to the Lord, prepared unto every good work.

2:22 Juvenilia autem desideria fuge, sectare vero justitiam, fidem, spem, caritatem, et pacem cum iis qui invocant Dominum de corde puro.

2:22 But flee thou youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity and peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

2:23 Stultas autem et sine disciplina quæstiones devita : sciens quia generant lites.

2:23 And avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strifes.

2:24 Servum autem Domini non oportet litigare : sed mansuetum esse ad omnes, docibilem, patientem,

2:24 But the servant of the Lord must not wrangle: but be mild toward all men, apt to teach, patient,

2:25 cum modestia corripientem eos qui resistunt veritati, nequando Deus det illis pœnitentiam ad cognoscendam veritatem,

2:25 With modesty admonishing them that resist the truth: if peradventure God may give them repentance to know the truth;

2:26 et resipiscant a diaboli laqueis, a quo captivi tenentur ad ipsius voluntatem.

2:26 And they may recover themselves from the snares of the devil by whom they are held captive at his will.