2 Timothy 2:22 (YLT)

Passage

and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:20 And 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, then, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master--to every good work having been prepared,

2 Timothy 2:22 and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;

2 Timothy 2:23 and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,

2 Timothy 2:24 and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "if then any one may cleanse himself..." into verse 23's "and the foolish and uninstructed questions be...", so "faith" and "youthful" 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 "youthful" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.