2 Timothy 1
1
Greeting
1Paul,#Ac 13:9 an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will,#1Co 1:1; Eph 1:1; Col 1:1 for the sake of the promise of life#1Jn 2:25; 5:12 in Christ Jesus:
2To Timothy, my dearly loved son.
Grace, mercy, and peace#1Tm 1:2; 2Jn 3 from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Thanksgiving
3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience#Ac 23:1; 24:16; Rm 9:1; 2Co 1:12; 1Tm 1:19; 3:9; Heb 10:22; 1Pt 3:21 as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.#Eph 1:6 4Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. 5I recall your sincere faith#1Tm 1:5 that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice#Ac 16:1 and now, I am convinced, is in you also.
6Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.#1Tm 4:14; 5:22 7For God has not given us a spirit of fear,#Jn 7:13; 14:27; Rm 8:15 but one of power,#1:7 Or For the Spirit God gave us does not make us fearful, but gives us power#Lk 1:35; 4:14; 24:49; Ac 1:8; 4:33; Rm 15:13,19; 1Co 2:4; Eph 3:16,20; 1Th 1:5 love,#1Co 13:1 and sound judgment.
Not Ashamed of the Gospel
8So don’t be ashamed#Mk 8:38; Rm 1:16; 2Tm 1:12,16 of the testimony about our Lord,#Ac 4:33; 1Co 1:6; Rv 1:2,9; 12:17; 19:10; 20:4 or of me his prisoner.#Eph 3:1; 4:1; Phm 1,9 Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power#Lk 1:35; 2Co 13:4 of God. 9He has saved us and called us with a holy calling,#Rm 8:28; 11:14,29; Heb 3:1 not according to our works,#Eph 2:9 but according to his own purpose#Pr 19:21; Is 42:6; 46:10; Ac 2:23; 4:28; 26:16; Rm 8:28; 9:11; Eph 1:11; Php 2:13 and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. 10This has now been made evident through the appearing#Lk 21:8; 2Tm 4:1; 1Jn 2:28 of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death#Jn 8:51; Php 3:10 and has brought life#1Jn 5:12 and immortality to light through the gospel. 11For this gospel I was appointed#1Tm 2:7 a herald, apostle, and teacher,#1:11 Other mss add of the Gentiles 12and that is why I suffer#Php 1:29; 2Tm 2:9 these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me#1:12 Or guard what I have entrusted to him, or guard my deposit#1Tm 1:11; 6:20; Ti 1:3 until that day.#Php 1:6; 2Tm 4:8
Be Loyal to the Faith
13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching#1Tm 1:10; 6:3; Ti 1:9; 2:1 that you have heard from me,#2Tm 2:2; 3:14 in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us. 15You know that all those in the province of Asia#Ac 6:9; 16:6 have deserted me,#2Tm 4:10–16 including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16May the Lord grant mercy#Lk 1:50 to the household of Onesiphorus,#2Tm 4:19 because he often refreshed me#Phm 7,20 and was not ashamed of my chains.#Ac 16:26; 20:23; 21:33; 23:29; 26:29; Eph 6:20; Phm 10 17On the contrary, when he was in Rome,#Rm 1:7 he diligently searched for me and found me. 18May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy#Lk 1:50 from him on that day. You know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.#Eph 1:1
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2 Timothy 1
1
Paul Encourages Timothy
1From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God. God sent me to tell about the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus.
2To Timothy, a dear son to me. Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3I always remember you in my prayers, day and night. And I thank God for you in these prayers. He is the God my ancestors served. And I serve him, doing what I know is right. 4I remember that you cried for me. And I want very much to see you so that I can be filled with joy. 5I remember your true faith. That kind of faith first belonged to your grandmother Lois and to your mother Eunice. And I know that you now have that same faith. 6That is why I remind you to use the gift God gave you. God gave you that gift when I laid my hands on# A sign to show that Paul had power from God to give Timothy a special blessing. you. Now let it grow, as a small flame grows into a fire. 7God did not give us a spirit that makes us afraid. He gave us a spirit of power and love and self-control.
8So do not be ashamed to tell people about our Lord Jesus. And do not be ashamed of me. I am in prison for the Lord. But suffer with me for the Good News. God gives us the strength to do that. 9God saved us and made us his holy people. That was not because of anything we did ourselves but because of what he wanted and because of his grace. That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before time began. 10It was not shown to us until our Savior Christ Jesus came. Jesus destroyed death. And through the Good News, he showed us the way to have life that cannot be destroyed. 11I was chosen to tell that Good News and to be an apostle and a teacher. 12And I suffer now because I tell the Good News. But I am not ashamed. I know Jesus, the One I have believed in. And I am sure that he is able to protect what he has trusted me with until that Day.# The day Christ will come to judge all people and take his people to live with him. 13Follow the true teachings you heard from me. Follow them as an example of the faith and love we have in Christ Jesus. 14Protect the truth that you were given. Protect it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
15You know that everyone in Asia has left me, even Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16I pray that the Lord will show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus. He has often helped me and was not ashamed that I was in prison. 17When he came to Rome, he looked for me until he found me. 18I pray that the Lord will allow Onesiphorus to have mercy from the Lord on that Day. You know how many ways Onesiphorus helped me in Ephesus.
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