SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:22
¶ Huye tambin de los deseos juveniles; y sigue la justicia, la fe, la caridad, la paz, con los que invocan al Seor de limpio corazn.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:22
Verse 22. Flee also youthful lusts] Not only all irregular and sensual desires, but pride, ambition, and, above all, the lust of power, to which most men will sacrifice all other propensities, their ease, pleasure, health, &c. This is the most bewitching passion in the human heart. Both in Church and state it is ruinous; but particularly so in the former. Timothy was now between thirty and forty years of age, the very age in which ambition and the love of power most generally prevail. Carnal pleasures are the sins of youth; ambition and the love of power the sins of middle age; covetousness and carking cares the crimes of old age. Follow righteousness] Flee from sin, pursue goodness. Righteousness - whatever is just, holy, and innocent. Faith - fidelity both to God and man, improving that grace by which thy soul may be saved, and faithfully discharging the duties of thy office, that thou mayest save the souls of others. Charity - love to God and man. Peace among all the members of the Church, and as far as possible with all men; but especially among those who invoke the Lord out of a pure desire to glorify his name.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 22. Flee also youthful lusts , etc.] Meaning not lusts of uncleanness, lasciviousness, and filthiness; nor any of those follies and vanities which the youthful age usually lusts and desires after, to which Timothy was not inclined; but such lusts as are apt to prevail with young ministers of the Gospel, such as vain glory, popular applause, seeking to have the preeminence, contentions with, and contempt of others, and the like. But follow righteousness ; the righteousness of Christ; or doing that which is just between man and man, and as one man would choose another should do to him; or rather integrity and faithfulness, in the ministry of the word, without seeking honour from men: faith ; both as a doctrine and grace; or veracity and truth in preaching the Gospel, striving for that, and not through ambition, and for the preeminence: charity ; or love, to God and Christ, and to his people; without which all gifts and works are of no avail; and which will engage a man to bear much, and to hope and believe all things: peace with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart ; peace is to be pursued and followed after with all men, as much as possible, but especially with the saints, the true worshippers of God; who draw nigh to him with true hearts, and call upon him in the sincerity of their souls: great care should be taken that peace be maintained with them; for they have great interest at the throne of grace; and God is nigh unto them, and hears their prayers. The Alexandrian copy reads, with all that love the Lord.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-26 - The more we follow that which is good, the faster and the further we shall flee from that which is evil. The keeping up the communion of saints, will take us from fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness See how often the apostle cautions against disputes in religion; whic surely shows that religion consists more in believing and practisin what God requires, than in subtle disputes. Those are unapt to teach who are apt to strive, and are fierce and froward. Teaching, no persecution, is the Scripture method of dealing with those in error The same God who gives the discovery of the truth, by his grace bring us to acknowledge it, otherwise our hearts would continue to rebe against it. There is no "peradventure," in respect of God's pardonin those who do repent; but we cannot tell that he will give repentance to those who oppose his will. Sinners are taken in a snare, and in the worst snare, because it is the devil's; they are slaves to him. And i any long for deliverance, let them remember they never can escape except by repentance, which is the gift of God; and we must ask it of him by earnest, persevering prayer __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
τας 3588 δε 1161 νεωτερικας 3512 επιθυμιας 1939 φευγε 5343 5720 διωκε 1377 5720 δε 1161 δικαιοσυνην 1343 πιστιν 4102 αγαπην 26 ειρηνην 1515 μετα 3326 των 3588 επικαλουμενων 1941 5734 τον 3588 κυριον 2962 εκ 1537 καθαρας 2513 καρδιας 2588
Vincent's NT Word Studies
22. Youthful lusts (newterikav epiqumiav). Newterikov youthful, N.T.o . For ejpiqumia desire, lust, see on Mark. iv. 19; 1 Thess. iv. 5. Such counsel from Paul to Timothy seems strange.
Follow (diwke). Pursue. Stronger than follow. A favorite word with Paul to denote the pursuit of moral and spiritual ends. See Rom. ix. 30, 31; xii. 13; 1 Cor. xiv. . 1; Philippians. iii. 12.
Peace (eirhnhn). Not a distinct virtue in the list, but a consequence of the pursuit of the virtues enumerated. Const. with with them that call, etc. For peace with diwkein pursue, see Rom. xiv. 19; Heb. xii. 14, and Psalm xxxiv. 14, cit. 1 Pet. iii. 11.
Call on the Lord (epikaloumenwn ton kurion). A Pauline phrase, only here in Pastorals. See Rom. x. 12, 13, 14; 1 Cor. i. 2. See also Acts ii. 21; ix. 14; xxii. 16.
Out of a pure heart (ek kaqarav kardiav). Const. with call on the Lord. The phrase, 1 Tim. i. 5; 1 Pet. i. 22. Comp. Matt. v. 8.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
2:22 {Youthful} (newterikas). Literary _Koin_ word (Polybius, Josephus), only here in N.T. There are lusts peculiar to flaming youth. {Flee} (feuge). Present active imperative of feugw, old and common verb. In this sense see #1Co 6:18. {Follow after} (diwke). Present active imperative of diwkw as if in a chase for which sense see #1Th 5:15. Steady pursuit of these virtues like those in #Ga 5:22. {Call on the Lord} (epikaloumenon ton kurion). See #1Co 1:2; Ro 10:12-14.
