2 Timothy 1

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Paul’s Greeting to Timothy

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

²To Timothy, my beloved child:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

²To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Faithfulness under Persecution

³I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

³I have gratitude to God, whom I serve from the forefathers with a pure conscience, as I have unceasing remembrance of you in my prayers night and day,

⁴Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.

⁴longing to see you, recalling your tears, so that I may be filled with joy,

⁵I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

⁵having taken remembrance of the unfeigned faith in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that it is in you also.

⁶For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

⁶Because of this reason, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

⁷For God has not given us a spirit of fear,^a but of power, love, and self-control.

⁷For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and soundness of mind.

⁸So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

⁸Therefore you should not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, His prisoner; but suffer together for the gospel according to the power of God,

⁹He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.^a

⁹the One having saved us and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to His own purpose and grace, having been given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

¹⁰And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,

¹⁰and now having been made manifest through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, having indeed abolished death and having brought to light life and immortality through the gospel,

¹¹to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.

¹¹to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

¹²For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him^a for that day.

¹²Because of this reason I also suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard my deposit entrusted for that day.

Holding to Sound Teaching

¹³Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching^a you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

¹³Hold the pattern of sound words, which you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴Guard the treasure entrusted to you,^a with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

¹⁴Guard the good deposit entrusted by the Holy Spirit, the One dwelling in us.

¹⁵You know that everyone in the province of Asia^a has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

¹⁵You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

¹⁶May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.

¹⁶May the Lord give mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he refreshed me often, and he was not ashamed of my chain.

¹⁷Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.

¹⁷But being in Rome, he earnestly sought me and found me.

¹⁸May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

¹⁸May the Lord give to him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! And you know very well how much he served in Ephesus.