2 Timothy 2:22 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

2 Timothy 2:21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

2 Timothy 2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

2 Timothy 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "flee", "youthful", "lusts", "follow", "righteousness", "charity", and "peace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "flee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "If a man therefore purge himself from..." into verse 23's "But foolish and unlearned questions avoid knowing...", so "faith" and "flee" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "flee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.