2 Timothy 2:14 (YLT)

Passage

These things remind <FI>them<Fi> of, testifying fully before the Lord--not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:12 if we do endure together--we shall also reign together; if we deny <FI>him<Fi> , he also shall deny us;

2 Timothy 2:13 if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.

2 Timothy 2:14 These things remind <FI>them<Fi> of, testifying fully before the Lord--not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

2 Timothy 2:15 be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

2 Timothy 2:16 and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "things", "remind", "testifying", "fully", "before", "lord--not", "strive", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "things" and "remind", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "if we are not stedfast he remaineth..." into verse 15's "be diligent to present thyself approved to...", so "things" and "remind" 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 "remind" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.