Chapter 1
Salutation
Address. 1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, whose promise of life is fulfilled in Christ Jesus, 2 to Timothy, my beloved child: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Thanksgiving and Prayer. 3 I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clean conscience as did my ancestors—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 As I recall your tears, I long to see you again so that my joy may be complete. 5 I also remember your sincere faith, a faith that first came to life in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and that I am convinced also dwells in you.
The Endurance of a Man of God
Revive the Gift of God. For this reason, I remind you to stir up the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands.
7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom. 8 Therefore, you should never be ashamed of bearing witness to our Lord, nor of me because I am imprisoned for his sake. Rather, you should utilize the strength that comes from God to share in my hardships for the sake of the gospel. 9 God saved us and called us to a life of holiness, not because of our works but according to his own purpose and the grace that has been bestowed upon us in Christ Jesus from all eternity. 10 That grace has now been revealed by the appearance of our Savior Jesus Christ. He has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11 for which I have been appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.
12 Guard the Treasure Entrusted to Us. That is the reason why I am undergoing my present sufferings. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have placed my trust, and I am confident that he is able to guard until that Day what he has entrusted to me. 13 Follow the pattern of sound teaching that you heard from me, with faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 With the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, guard the treasure that has been entrusted to us.
15 Comfort Those in Suffering. As you are well aware, everyone in Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord be merciful to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often been a comfort to me in my troubles, and he has never been ashamed of my chains. 17 When he arrived in Rome, he concentrated on searching for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that Day. He also helped me in many ways at Ephesus, as you are well aware.
Footnotes
- 2 Timothy 1:1
- 2 Timothy 1:4
- 2 Timothy 1:5
- 2 Timothy 1:6
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The last seven verses go on to give examples of men of God who have endured: Paul and Onesiphorus.
- 2 Timothy 1:6
- 2 Timothy 1:9
- 2 Timothy 1:10
- 2 Timothy 1:11
- 2 Timothy 1:12
- 2 Timothy 1:15
- 2 Timothy 1:16
- 2 Timothy 1:18
