2 Timothy 2:14 (DRB)

Passage

Of these things put them in mind, charging them before the Lord. Contend not in words: for it is to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.

2 Timothy 2:13 If we believe not, he continueth faithful, he cannot deny himself.

2 Timothy 2:14 Of these things put them in mind, charging them before the Lord. Contend not in words: for it is to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

2 Timothy 2:15 Carefully study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they grow much towards ungodliness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "mind", "charging", "before", "lord", "contend", "words", and "profit". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "mind", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "If we believe not he continueth faithful..." into verse 15's "Carefully study to present thyself approved unto...", so "things" and "mind" 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 "things" and "mind" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.