2 Timotius 2:4

2:4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please ¹  the one who recruited him.

2 Timotius 2:15

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. ² 

2 Timotius 2:22

2:22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others ³  who call on the Lord from a pure heart. ⁴ 

2 Timotius 4:17

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ⁵  would be fully proclaimed ⁶  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

[2:4]  ¹ tn Grk “that he may please.”

[2:15]  ² sn Accurately is a figure of speech that literally means something like “cutting a straight road.” In regard to the message of truth, it means “correctly handling” or “imparting it without deviation.”

[2:22]  ³ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

[2:22]  ⁴ sn In company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart alludes to the value of the community of believers for the development of Christian virtues.

[4:17]  ⁵ tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ⁶ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”