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.


In Context

11 This saying is faithful: |For if we died with him, we will also live with him.

12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he also will deny us.

13 If we are faithless, he remains faithful. He can't deny himself.|

14 Remind 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.

15 Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

16 But shun empty chatter, for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

2 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:14Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.

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 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.