14Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.


In Context

11 Here is a trustworthy saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him;

12 if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us;

13 if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.

14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

2nd Timothy 2:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:14Of 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:14Of 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:14Of 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:14Of 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they contend not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord, that they don't argue about words, to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:14These things remind them of, testifying fully before the Lord — not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:14Of 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.