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Separate to Be Sanctified
Commentators consistently interpret the command to "purge himself from these" as a call to actively separate from false teachers and their harmful doctrines. To become a "vessel unto honor," a believer must intentionally avoid fellowship with those who undermine core Christian truths. This separation is a crucial step toward being set apart (sanctified) for God's purposes.
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2 Timothy
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Timothy 2:21
18th Century
Theologian
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AT Robertson
On 2 Timothy 2:21
If a man purge himself (εαν τις εκκαθαρη). Paul drops the metaphor of the house and takes up the individual as one of the "vessels…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Timothy 2:21
19th Century
Bishop
If a man therefore purge himself from these.—Again the reference is general, but there was a special thought for Timothy …
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Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Timothy 2:19–21
19th Century
Preacher
And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 2 Timothy 2:21
Having drawn at some length the contrast between true and false teachers (vv.14–19), Paul now points up a second contrast—that between noble and ig…
John Calvin
On 2 Timothy 2:21
16th Century
Theologian
If any man shall cleanse himself from these. If the reprobate are “vessels for dishonor,” they have that dishonor confined to themselves; …
John Gill
On 2 Timothy 2:21
17th Century
Pastor
If a man therefore purge himself from these
That is, if a man clears himself, and keeps himself clear from such men …
Matthew Henry
On 2 Timothy 2:14–21
17th Century
Minister
Those disposed to argue commonly do so about matters of little importance. But strifes of words destroy the things of God. The apostle mentions som…