2 Timothy 2:21

If anyone makes himself tahor from these things he will be a k'li vessel for honorable use, having been set aside as kodesh, useful to HaAdon, ready for every ma'aseh tov.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20In a bais gadol, there are not only k'lei (vessels) of gold and silver but also those wooden ones and earthen ones: some, for honorable use; others, for dishonorable use.

22But flee from the ta'avot hane'urim (lusts of youth) + 2:22 Ps 25:7 and pursue tzedek, emunah, ahavah, and shalom with the ones calling on Adoneinu out of a lev tahor.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:9How shall a na'ar cleanse his way? 1 By being shomer thereto according to Thy Davar (Word). 1

Isaiah 52:11Depart ye, depart ye; come ye out from there; 1 touch not tameh (unclean thing); 1 come ye out of the midst of her; 1 be ye clean, that carry the k'lei Hashem. 1

Malachi 3:3And He shall sit as a refiner and purifier of kesef; 1 and He shall purify the Bnei Levi, 1 and purge them as zahav and kesef, 1 that they may offer unto Hashem 1 an offering in tzedakah. 1

1 Corinthians 5:7Purge out the old chametz (leavened bread), that you may be issa chadasha (new dough, batzek, deaf dough, having no indication of fermentation), as you are indeed like matzot (unleavened bread). More than that, our Korban Pesach has been sacrificed, Moshiach. + 5:7 Ex 12:3-6,21

Ephesians 2:10For we are His masterpiece, having been created in Moshiach Yehoshua for ma'asim tovim, which Hashem prepared beforehand, that the derech of our halakhah should be in them. + 2:10 Isa 29:23; 42:7; 60:21 ;

2 Timothy 3:17That the ish haElohim may be proficient, having been equipped for every one of the ma'asim tovim.

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:20-22

Cautions against Error. ( a. d. 66.) 19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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