2 Timothy 2:21

Purity Serving others Repentance

¹⁹ Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”

²⁰ A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.

²² Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

²³ But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
KJV: 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.
WEB: If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.
ASV: If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master`s use, prepared unto every good work.
DARBY: If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, [in separating himself from them], he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
BLB: Therefore if anyone shall have cleansed himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, having been sanctified, useful to the Master, having been prepared for every good work.

ÅB: Holder da noen seg ren fra disse, da vil han være et kar til ære, helliget, nyttig for husbonden, rede til all god gjerning.
OTB: Derfor, hvis noen renser seg fra disse tingene, vil han være et kar til ære, helliget, nyttig for Mesteren, forberedt for enhver god gjerning.
B1930: Holder da nogen sig ren fra disse, da vil han være et kar til ære, helliget, nyttig for husbonden, rede til all god gjerning.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
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2 Timothy 3:17
so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
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2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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Psalms 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.
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1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
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1 John 3:3
And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
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2 Timothy 2:20
A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
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Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
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