2 Timothy 2 #catechesis/bible/2-timothy
[!abstract] He exhorts him to diligence in his office and patience in suffering. The danger of the delusions of heretics.
Book: 2 Timothy · ← 2 Timothy 1 · 2 Timothy 3 →
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GR Σὺ οὖν, τέκνον μου, ἐνδυναμοῦ ἐν τῇ χάριτι τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,
LA Tu ergo fili mi, confortare in gratia, quæ est in Christo Jesu:
EN You therefore, my son, be strong in Christ Jesus:
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GR καὶ ἃ ἤκουσας παρ’ ἐμοῦ διὰ πολλῶν μαρτύρων, ταῦτα παράθου πιστοῖς ἀνθρώποις, οἵτινες ἱκανοὶ ἔσονται καὶ ἑτέρους διδάξαι.
LA et quæ audisti a me per multos testes, hæc commenda fidelibus hominibus, qui idonei erant et alios docere.
EN And the things which you have heard of me by many witnesses, the same commend to faithful men who shall be fit to teach others also.
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GR συγκακοπάθησον ὡς καλὸς στρατιώτης Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ.
LA Labora sicut bonus miles Christi Jesu.
EN Labour as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
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GR οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις, ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ:
LA Nemo militans Deo implicat se negotiis sæcularibus: ut ei placeat, cui se probavit.
EN No man, being a soldier to God, entangles himself with secular businesses: that he may please him to whom he has engaged himself.
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GR ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἀθλῇ τις, οὐ στεφανοῦται ἐὰν μὴ νομίμως ἀθλήσῃ.
LA Nam et qui certat in agone, non coronatur nisi legitime certaverit.
EN For he also that strives for the mastery is not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
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GR τὸν κοπιῶντα γεωργὸν δεῖ πρῶτον τῶν καρπῶν μεταλαμβάνειν.
LA Laborantem agricolam oportet primum de fructibus percipere.
EN The husbandman that labours must first partake of the fruits.
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GR νόει ὃ λέγω: δώσει γάρ σοι ὁ κύριος σύνεσιν ἐν πᾶσιν.
LA Intellige quæ dico: dabit enim tibi Dominus in omnibus intellectum.
EN Understand what I say: for the Lord will give you in all things understanding.
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GR Μνημόνευε Ἰησοῦν Χριστὸν ἐγηγερμένον ἐκ νεκρῶν, ἐκ σπέρματος Δαυίδ, κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιόν μου:
LA Memor esto Dominum Jesum Christum resurrexisse a mortuis ex semine David, secundum Evangelium meum,
EN Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen again from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:
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GR ἐν ᾧ κακοπαθῶ μέχρι δεσμῶν ὡς κακοῦργος, ἀλλὰ ὁ λόγος τοῦ θεοῦ οὐ δέδεται.
LA in quo laboro usque ad vincula, quasi male operans: sed verbum Dei non est alligatum.
EN Wherein I labour even unto bands, as an evildoer. But the word of God is not bound.
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GR διὰ τοῦτο πάντα ὑπομένω διὰ τοὺς ἐκλεκτούς, ἵνα καὶ αὐτοὶ σωτηρίας τύχωσιν τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ μετὰ δόξης αἰωνίου.
LA Ideo omnia sustineo propter electos, ut et ipsi salutem consequantur, quæ est in Christo Jesu, cum gloria cælesti.
EN 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.
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GR Πιστὸς ὁ λόγος: εἰ γὰρ συναπεθάνομεν, καὶ συζήσομεν:
LA Fidelis sermo: nam si commortui sumus, et convivemus:
EN A faithful saying: for if we be dead with him, we shall live also with him.
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GR εἰ ὑπομένομεν, καὶ συμβασιλεύσομεν: εἰ ἀρνησόμεθα, κἀκεῖνος ἀρνήσεται ἡμᾶς:
LA si sustinebimus, et conregnabimus: si negaverimus, et ille negabit nos:
EN If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.
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GR εἰ ἀπιστοῦμεν, ἐκεῖνος πιστὸς μένει, ἀρνήσασθαι γὰρ ἑαυτὸν οὐ δύναται.
LA si non credimus, ille fidelis permanet, negare seipsum non potest.
EN If we believe not, he continues faithful, he cannot deny himself.
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GR Ταῦτα ὑπομίμνῃσκε, διαμαρτυρόμενος ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ μὴ λογομαχεῖν, ἐπ’ οὐδὲν χρήσιμον, ἐπὶ καταστροφῇ τῶν ἀκουόντων.
LA Hæc commone, testificans coram Domino. Noli contendere verbis: ad nihil enim utile est, nisi ad subversionem audientium.
EN 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.
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GR σπούδασον σεαυτὸν δόκιμον παραστῆσαι τῷ θεῷ, ἐργάτην ἀνεπαίσχυντον, ὀρθοτομοῦντα τὸν λόγον τῆς ἀληθείας.
LA Sollicite cura teipsum probabilem exhibere Deo, operarium inconfusibilem, recte tractantem verbum veritatis.
EN Carefully study to present yourself approved unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
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GR τὰς δὲ βεβήλους κενοφωνίας περιΐστασο: ἐπὶ πλεῖον γὰρ προκόψουσιν ἀσεβείας,
LA Profana autem et vaniloquia devita: multum enim proficiunt ad impietatem:
EN But shun profane and vain babblings: for they grow much towards ungodliness.
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GR καὶ ὁ λόγος αὐτῶν ὡς γάγγραινα νομὴν ἕξει: ὧν ἐστιν Ὑμέναιος καὶ Φίλητος,
LA et sermo eorum ut cancer serpit: ex quibus est Hymenæus et Philetus,
EN And their speech spreads like a canker: of whom are Hymeneus and Philetus:
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GR οἵτινες περὶ τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἠστόχησαν, λέγοντες ἀνάστασιν ἤδη γεγονέναι, καὶ ἀνατρέπουσιν τήν τινων πίστιν.
LA qui a veritate exciderunt, dicentes resurrectionem esse jam factam, et subverterunt quorumdam fidem.
EN Who have erred from the truth, saying that the resurrection is past already, and have subverted the faith of some.
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GR ὁ μέντοι στερεὸς θεμέλιος τοῦ θεοῦ ἕστηκεν, ἔχων τὴν σφραγῖδα ταύτην: ἔγνω κύριος τοὺς ὄντας αὐτοῦ, καί, ἀποστήτω ἀπὸ ἀδικίας πᾶς ὁ ὀνομάζων τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου.
LA Sed firmum fundamentum Dei stat, habens signaculum hoc: cognovit Dominus qui sunt ejus, et discedat ab iniquitate omnis qui nominat nomen Domini.
EN But the sure foundation of God stands firm, having this seal: the Lord knows who are his; and let every one depart from iniquity who names the name of the Lord.
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GR ἐν μεγάλῃ δὲ οἰκίᾳ οὐκ ἔστιν μόνον σκεύη χρυσᾶ καὶ ἀργυρᾶ ἀλλὰ καὶ ξύλινα καὶ ὀστράκινα, καὶ ἃ μὲν εἰς τιμὴν ἃ δὲ εἰς ἀτιμίαν:
LA 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.
EN 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.
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GR ἐὰν οὖν τις ἐκκαθάρῃ ἑαυτὸν ἀπὸ τούτων, ἔσται σκεῦος εἰς τιμήν, ἡγιασμένον, εὔχρηστον τῷ δεσπότῃ, εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἡτοιμασμένον.
LA Si quis ergo emundaverit se ab istis, erit vas in honorem sanctificatum, et utile Domino ad omne opus bonum paratum.
EN 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.
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GR τὰς δὲ νεωτερικὰς ἐπιθυμίας φεῦγε, δίωκε δὲ δικαιοσύνην, πίστιν, ἀγάπην, εἰρήνην μετὰ τῶν ἐπικαλουμένων τὸν κύριον ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας.
LA Juvenilia autem desideria fuge, sectare vero justitiam, fidem, spem, caritatem, et pacem cum iis qui invocant Dominum de corde puro.
EN But flee youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity and peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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GR τὰς δὲ μωρὰς καὶ ἀπαιδεύτους ζητήσεις παραιτοῦ, εἰδὼς ὅτι γεννῶσιν μάχας:
LA Stultas autem et sine disciplina quæstiones devita: sciens quia generant lites.
EN And avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strifes.
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GR δοῦλον δὲ κυρίου οὐ δεῖ μάχεσθαι, ἀλλὰ ἤπιον εἶναι πρὸς πάντας, διδακτικόν, ἀνεξίκακον,
LA Servum autem Domini non oportet litigare: sed mansuetum esse ad omnes, docibilem, patientem,
EN But the servant of the Lord must not wrangle: but be mild toward all men, apt to teach, patient,
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GR ἐν πραΰτητι παιδεύοντα τοὺς ἀντιδιατιθεμένους, μήποτε δώῃ αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς μετάνοιαν εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν ἀληθείας,
LA cum modestia corripientem eos qui resistunt veritati, nequando Deus det illis pœnitentiam ad cognoscendam veritatem,
EN with modesty admonishing them that resist the truth: if peradventure God may give them repentance to know the truth;
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GR καὶ ἀνανήψωσιν ἐκ τῆς τοῦ διαβόλου παγίδος, ἐζωγρημένοι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ ἐκείνου θέλημα.
LA et resipiscant a diaboli laqueis, a quo captivi tenentur ad ipsius voluntatem.
EN and they may recover themselves from the snares of the devil by whom they are held captive at his will.
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