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  • 2 Timothy 2:15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 15 Do your utmost to present yourself approved to God, a workman with nothing to be ashamed of, handling the word of the truth aright.+

  • 2 Timothy 2:15
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 15 σπούδασον Speed you up σεαυτὸν yourself δόκιμον approved παραστῆσαι to put alongside τῷ to the θεῷ, God, ἐργάτην workman ἀνεπαίσχυντον, unashamed, ὀρθοτομοῦντα straightly cutting τὸν the λόγον word τῆς of the ἀληθείας. truth.

  • 2 Timothy 2:15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 15 Do your utmost to present yourself approved+ to God, a workman+ with nothing to be ashamed of,+ handling the word of the truth aright.+

  • 2 Timothy 2:15
    The Bible in Living English
    • 15 Make a point of presenting yourself to God tried and true, a worker with nothing to be ashamed of, keeping the straight line of the word of truth;

  • 2 Timothy 2:15
    American Standard Version
    • 15 Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

  • 2 Timothy 2:15
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 15 Give diligence thyself approved to present unto God,—A workman not to be put to shame, Skilfully handling the word of truth.

  • 2 Timothy 2:15
    King James Version
    • 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

  • 2 Timothy
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2023
    • 2:15 w10 2/15 11-12; w03 1/1 27-28; w03 11/15 9-10; w02 12/1 16; be 153-154; w97 1/15 7; w96 1/1 29-31; km 6/90 1; w87 2/1 15-20

  • 2 Timothy
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 2:15 w73 207-208; w65 124, 657; g64 11/22 5; w63 400, 402, 662; w61 190, 365; w60 48; w59 496, 695; w57 206; w54 185; w50 37; w42 4; ci 259; w38 376; g35 1/16 241

  • 2 Timothy
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 2:15

      The Watchtower,

      2/15/2010, pp. 11-12

      11/15/2003, pp. 9-10

      1/1/2003, pp. 27-28

      12/1/2002, p. 16

      1/15/1997, p. 7

      1/1/1996, pp. 29-31

      2/1/1987, pp. 15-20

      4/1/1973, pp. 207-208

      11/1/1965, pp. 656-657

      2/15/1965, pp. 124-125

      11/1/1963, pp. 661-662

      7/1/1963, pp. 399-403

      6/15/1961, pp. 365-366

      3/15/1961, pp. 189-191

      1/15/1960, pp. 47-49

      11/15/1959, pp. 694-696

      8/15/1959, pp. 495-496

      4/1/1957, pp. 205-207

      3/15/1954, pp. 184-186

      2/1/1950, pp. 36-38

      Ministry School, pp. 153-154

      Kingdom Ministry,

      6/1990, p. 1

  • 2 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 2:15

      Do your utmost: Paul uses this expression to urge Timothy to “be zealous/eager, take pains, make every effort, be conscientious,” as the Greek word (spou·daʹzo) is defined in one lexicon. Then, having God’s approval, Timothy would be a good workman. He would have no cause for shame, even if others failed to appreciate his efforts or opposed him.

      handling the word of the truth aright: Paul here uses a Greek verb that literally means “to cut straight.” Various suggestions have been made about what Paul was alluding to. For example, as a tentmaker, he might have had in mind cutting a precise, straight line through cloth. Or he may have been alluding to how the term is used at Pr 3:6 and 11:5 in the Septuagint, where the verb describes making one’s figurative path, or road, straight. The verb could also be used in other ways, such as to describe a farmer’s plowing a straight furrow in the soil. In any case, Paul was basically telling Timothy to hold to a straight course when teaching from God’s Word​—to handle it properly, explain it accurately, and avoid turning aside by engaging in debates about personal viewpoints, words, or other trivial matters.​—2Ti 2:14, 16.

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