2 Timothy 2:22 meaning and explanation

Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

2 Timothy 2:22, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

Paul writes to Timothy, a young pastor in Ephesus, urging him to run from the desires that commonly trip up the young, and to chase after virtue instead. The Greek word for flee, pheugo, carries the sense of escaping danger, not merely avoiding it.

Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.

Read this verse in the app