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Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
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More Than Sexual Sin
Commentators widely agree that "youthful lusts" refers to more than just sexual temptation. Scholars like Calvin and Gill explain it includes the 'impetuous passions' common to youth, such as pride, a desire for pre-eminence, rashness, and contentiousness in debates. The command is to flee any passion that could derail a life of service.
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2 Timothy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Flee also youthful lusts. These are passions to which youth are subject. Regarding the word flee and the relevance of its use in …
Youthful (νεωτερικας). Literary Koine word (Polybius, Josephus), only here in N.T. There are lusts peculiar to flaming yout…
19th Century
Anglican
Flee also youthful lusts.—But he who would indeed become a “vessel for honour” in that great house of God must d…
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Baptist
But follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid…
Timothy was still a rather young man, probably in his early thirties, and so the aged apostle warns him: “Flee the evil desires of youth.” The impl…
16th Century
Protestant
Flee youthful desires. This is an inference from what was previously stated; for, after mentioning useless questions, and having been led …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Flee also youthful lusts Meaning not lusts of uncleanness, lasciviousness, and filthiness; nor any of those follies …
The more we follow that which is good, the faster and further we will flee from that which is evil. Maintaining the communion of saints will take u…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the author showed that profane chatter must be avoided, drawing his reason from the harm it causes. Here he shows the same th…
