2 Timothy 2:22
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But flee thou youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity and peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Flee.

Proverbs 6:5 Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:

1 Corinthians 6:18 Fly fornication. Every sin that a man doth is without the body: but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

1 Corinthians 10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, fly from the service of idols.

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.

youthful.

Psalm 119:9 By what doth a young man correct his way? by observing thy words.

Ecclesiastes 11:9,10 Rejoice therefore, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart be in that which is good in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes: and know that for all these God will bring thee into judgment. . . .

1 Peter 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,

follow.

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.

Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men and holiness: without which no man shall see God.

3 John 1:11 Dearly beloved, follow not that which is evil: but that which is good. He that doth good is of God: he that doth evil hath not seen God.

charity.

1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, be zealous for spiritual gifts; but rather that you may prophesy.

peace.

Romans 14:17,19 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink: but justice and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost. . . .

Romans 15:5,6 Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of one mind, one towards another, according to Jesus Christ: . . .

1 Corinthians 1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no schisms among you: but that you be perfect in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men and holiness: without which no man shall see God.

1 Peter 3:11 Let him decline from evil and do good: Let him seek after peace and pursue it:

call.

1 Chronicles 29:17,18 I know my God that thou provest hearts, and lovest simplicity, wherefore I also in the simplicity of my heart, have joyfully offered all these things: and I have seen with great joy thy people, which are here present, offer thee their offerings. . . .

Psalm 17:1 The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.

Psalm 66:18,19 If I have looked at iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. . . .

Proverbs 15:8 The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.

See on

Acts 9:14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that invoke thy name.

1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and ours.

1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray in every place, lifting up pure hands, without anger and contention.

out.

1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

Context
The Lord's Approved Workman
21If any man therefore shall cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified and profitable to the Lord, prepared unto every good work. 22But flee thou youthful desires, and pursue justice, faith, charity and peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23And avoid foolish and unlearned questions, knowing that they beget strifes.…
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 11:10
Remove anger from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh. For youth and pleasure are vain.

Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, invoking and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

Romans 14:19
Therefore, let us follow after the things that are of peace and keep the things that are of edification, one towards another.

1 Timothy 1:5
Now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.

1 Timothy 1:14
Now the grace of our Lord hath abounded exceedingly with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 6:11
But thou, O man of God, fly these things: and pursue justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, mildness.

Lexicon
Flee from
φεῦγε (pheuge)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5343: To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.

youthful
νεωτερικὰς (neōterikas)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3512: Associated with youth, youthful, juvenile. From the comparative of neos; appertaining to younger persons, i.e. Juvenile.

passions
ἐπιθυμίας (epithymias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 1939: Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

pursue
δίωκε (diōke)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1377: To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.

righteousness,
δικαιοσύνην (dikaiosynēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1343: From dikaios; equity; specially justification.

faith,
πίστιν (pistin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

love,
ἀγάπην (agapēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.

[and] peace,
εἰρήνην (eirēnēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1515: Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity.

along with
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

those who
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

call on
ἐπικαλουμένων (epikaloumenōn)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1941: (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord
Κύριον (Kyrion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

out of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

a pure
καθαρᾶς (katharas)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2513: Clean.

heart.
καρδίας (kardias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.


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

Now flee youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those calling on the Lord out of pure a heart.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Keep a strong curb, however, on your youthful cravings; and strive for integrity, good faith, love, peace, in company with all who pray to the Lord with pure hearts.

Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;
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