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2 Timothy 2:21

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before useful here.

ἐὰνeanIfἐάνconjunction — “If”G1437if.Ifοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἐκκαθάρῃekkatharēpurgeἐκκαθαίρω (ekkathairō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “purge”, a single actionG1571I clean (cleanse) out, clean thoroughly.purgeἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτούτωνtoutōntheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “these”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.theseἔσταιestaihe shall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.he shall beσκεῦοςskeuosa vesselσκεῦοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a vessel”, the subject formG4632a vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle.a vesselεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoτιμήνtimēnhonourτιμή (timē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “honour”, the object formG5092a price, honor.honourἡγιασμένονhēgiasmenonsanctifiedἁγιάζω (hagiazō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “sanctified”, a completed action with a present resultG37I make holy, treat as holy, set apart as holy, sanctify, hallow, purify.sanctifiedεὔχρηστονeuchrēstonmeetεὔχρηστος (euchrēstos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “meet”, the subject formG2173useful, serviceable, very profitable.meetτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δεσπότῃdespotēfor the master's useδεσπότης (despotēs)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “for the master's use”, the to- or for-formG1203a lord, master, or prince.This verse uses “master”.for the master's useεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoπᾶνpaneveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “every”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyἔργονergonworkἔργονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “work”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.workἀγαθὸνagathongood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “good-doer”, the object formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.ἡτοιμασμένονhētoimasmenonto make readyἑτοιμάζω (hetoimazō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to make ready”, a completed action with a present resultG2090I make ready, prepare.This verse uses “make ready”.

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καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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,

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American Standard Version (1901)

If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master’s use, prepared unto every good work.

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

Darby Translation

If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, [in separating himself from them], he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.

Douay-Rheims

If any man therefore shall cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified and profitable to the Lord, prepared unto every good work.

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