2 Timothy 2:20
Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor and some for dishonor.This verse 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