2 Timothy 2:21 — Community Reflections

2 TIMOTHY 2:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”

Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work. — Individual purification (agiazō heauton) determines functionality: the person separating from dishonorable pursuits becomes skeuos (instrument) for the master's noble purposes. Sanctification yields utility.

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The shepherd and the sheep - 2 Timothy 2

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