2 Timothy 2:11-20
English Standard Version
12 if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful — for he cannot deny himself.
14Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
16But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
17and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
19But God 's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."
