2 Timotius 2:20

2:20 Now in a wealthy home ¹  there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use. ² 

2 Timotius 2:16

2:16 But avoid profane chatter, ³  because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, ⁴ 

2 Timotius 2:21

2:21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, ⁵  he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

2 Timotius 3:2

3:2 For people ⁶  will be lovers of themselves, ⁷  lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

[2:20]  ¹ tn Grk “a great house.”

[2:20]  ² tn Grk “for dishonor,” probably referring to vessels used for refuse or excrement.

[2:16]  ³ sn Profane chatter was apparently a characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-4; 4:7; 6:20).

[2:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “they [who engage in it] will progress even more in ungodliness.”

[2:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “from these,” alluding to the errors and deeds of the false teachers described in vv. 14-19.

[3:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “men”; but here ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is generic, referring to both men and women.

[3:2]  ⁷ tn Or “self-centered.” The first two traits in 2 Tim 3:2 and the last two in 3:4 are Greek words beginning with the root “lovers of,” and so bracket the list at beginning and end.