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- Flee … pursue - These metaphors share the idea of running as fast as you can. To flee is to run from something that will harm you; to pursue is to run toward something that will do you good. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor.)
- Flee youthful lusts - “run away from lusts that tempt younger people” the way a person flees an attacking animal or murderer. If your language cannot make lusts a noun, AT: “absolutely refuse to do the things that young men strongly desire to do” or “do everything you can to stay away from doing ….”
- pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace - “chase after righteousness, faith, love, peace.” If your language cannot make righteousness, faith, love, peace nouns, AT: “do everything you can to do what is right, ….”
- faith - Possible meanings: 1) see en:obe:kt:faith; 2) see en:obe:kt:faithful.
- with - Possible meanings: 1) "in the company of," meaning "join with other Christians in pursuing righteousness, …"; 2) "as you relate with," meaning "do everything you can to … be at peace with other Christians."
- them who call on the Lord - "Christians" or "those who call themselves the Lord's people"
- out of a pure heart - "with sincere motives" or "for reasons that are good"
- refuse foolish and ignorant questions - "refuse to answer foolish questions and ignorant questions"
- foolish … questions - "questions asked by people with no respect for God"
- ignorant questions - "questions asked by people who do not want to know the truth"