2 Timothy 2:15
KJV
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
NIV
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
“Be diligent” (NKJV) is not wrong, but “Study” is the richer translation because it begs the question: Study what? The end of the verse specifies what to study: “the word of truth.” Without the word “Study,” the reader is not as likely to bridge those things together, detaching the act of diligence from rightly dividing the word of truth.
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