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  2. New International Version. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. New Living Translation. Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval.

    • 15 ESV

      Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a...

    • 15 KJV

      Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a...

    • 15 Lexicon

      Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that...

    • What Is The Context of 2 Timothy 2:15?
    • What Does This Verse Mean?
    • How Do We Present Ourselves to God as One approved?

    The Apostle Paul wrote this second epistle to Timothy — his son in the faith — while imprisoned in Rome. Timothy’s mother and grandmother taught him the Old Testament Scriptures from his childhood (2 Timothy 3:15). He hailed from Lystra, and Paul led him to Christ (1Timothy 1:2, 18; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Timothy 1:2). Although Timothy was young, he...

    The primary substance of this passage is about teaching/doctrine— how one contends for the faith. This verse contains five nuggets which make up the whole diamond of its message. 1. Do your best Just as all means all and that’s all, all means, doing your best means doing your best. It means being zealous about what we learn from the Word and teachi...

    Pastor Marshall came to faith after a life which included abuse, anger, addiction, armed robbery, and incarceration. As he sat in a storefront church and heard the Gospel week after week, he wanted to go forward but thought he needed to clean up his life before Jesus would accept him. One Sunday, the pastor preached a message, “Come as you are.” Ma...

  3. Aug 9, 2022 · Show thyself approved means to present yourself to God in such a way that you receive His approval. Followers of Jesus Christ and especially pastors and teachers are to work persistently to understand and explain the truth of God’s Word correctly.

  4. Oct 19, 2022 · The Bible says we should study to show ourselves approved so that we will be ready to wield the word of truth at a moment’s notice. We must know the Word and share it as God intends—straight, without wavering, or with a sugary coating that makes it easier to swallow. His Word is living and active.

  5. May 29, 2024 · To "study to show yourself approved" is a call to diligent, consistent, and earnest engagement with the Word of God. It involves understanding the Scriptures in their proper context,...

  6. Apr 27, 2023 · In 2 Timothy 2:15, the apostle Paul writes, “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth” (KJV).

  7. Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth.

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