2 Timothy 2:21
Context2:21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, 1 he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Timothy 2:25
Context2:25 correcting 2 opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth 3
1 tn Grk “from these,” alluding to the errors and deeds of the false teachers described in vv. 14-19.
2 sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).
3 tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”