22 But flee from youthful desires, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in company with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart. 23 But avoid foolish and uninformed controversies, because you[a] know that they produce quarrels. 24 And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 2:23 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal