2 Timothy 2:22 (GNV)

Passage

Flee also from the lustes of youth, and follow after righteousnes, faith, loue, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:20 Notwithstanding in a great house are not onely vessels of gold and of siluer, but also of wood and of earth, and some for honour, and some vnto dishonour.

2 Timothy 2:21 If any man therefore purge him selfe from these, he shalbe a vessell vnto honour, sanctified, and meete for the Lord, and prepared vnto euery good worke.

2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also from the lustes of youth, and follow after righteousnes, faith, loue, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart,

2 Timothy 2:23 And put away foolish and vnlearned questions, knowing that they ingender strife.

2 Timothy 2:24 But the seruant of ye Lord must not striue, but must be gentle toward all men, apt to teache, suffering the euill,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "flee", "lustes", "youth", "follow", "after", "righteousnes", and "loue". 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 any man therefore purge him selfe..." into verse 23's "And put away foolish and vnlearned questions...", 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.