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Berean Standard Bible

“So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.”

2 Timothy 2:21

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Paul uses the picture of a great house containing vessels for different purposes, some for honorable use and some for dishonorable. He applies the image to how believers should respond to false teaching and ungodliness.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así que, si alguno se limpiare de estas cosas, será vaso para honra, santificado, y útil para los usos del Señor, y aparejado para todo buena obra.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si te mantienes limpio, serás como una vasija para ocasiones especiales, apartada y útil para el Señor, separada para usarse en toda obra buena.

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