2 Timotius 2:21

2:21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, ¹  he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

2 Timotius 2:25

2:25 correcting ²  opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth ³ 

2 Timotius 3:9

3:9 But they will not go much further, ⁴  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ⁵ 

[2:21]  ¹ tn Grk “from these,” alluding to the errors and deeds of the false teachers described in vv. 14-19.

[2:25]  ² sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

[2:25]  ³ tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”

[3:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “as theirs came to be,” referring to the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres. The referent of “theirs” (Jannes and Jambres) has been specified in the translation for clarity.