2 Timothy 2:20
Context2:20 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 Timothy 4:3
Context4:3 For there will be a time when people 3 will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, 4 they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. 5
1 tn Grk “a great house.”
2 tn Grk “for dishonor,” probably referring to vessels used for refuse or excrement.
3 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Grk “in accord with.”
5 tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”