2 Timothy 2:20
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.2 Timothy 2:20 in the real world
In what words
- ξύλινοςxýlinoswooden
- ὀστράκινοςostrákinosearthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail
- ἀργύρεοςargýreosmade of silver
- ἀτιμίαatimíainfamy, i.e. (subjectively) comparative indignity, (objectively) disgrace
- χρύσεοςchrýseosmade of gold
- σκεῦοςskeûosa vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively [specially, a wife
- τιμήtimḗa value, i.e. money paid, or (concretely and collectively) valuables; by analogy, esteem (
- μόνονmónonmerely
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rom 9:21–23, 1Ti 3:15, 1Pe 2:5, 1Co 3:9, Eph 2:22, Ezr 1:6, Ezr 6:5, 1Co 3:16–17