2 Timothy 1

(1 Timothy 1:1–2)

1PaulG3972, an apostleG652 of ChristG5547 JesusG2424 byG1223 the willG2307 of GodG2316, according toG2596 the promiseG1860 of lifeG2222 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424,

2To TimothyG5095, my belovedG27 childG5043:

GraceG5485, mercyG1656, and peaceG1515 fromG575 GodG2316 the FatherG3962 andG2532 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 ourG1473 LordG2962.

Faithfulness under Persecution

(Matthew 10:16–25)

3IG2192 thankG5485 GodG2316, whomG3739 I serveG3000 withG1722 a clearG2513 conscienceG4893 as didG575 my forefathersG4269, asG5613 IG2192 constantlyG88 rememberG3417 youG4771 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250 inG1722 myG1473 prayersG1162. 4RecallingG3403 yourG4771 tearsG1144, I longG1971 to seeG3708 youG4771 so thatG2443 I may be filledG4137 with joyG5479.

5I am remindedG2983G5280 ofG3588 yourG4771 sincereG505 faithG4102, whichG3748 firstG4412 dweltG1774 inG1722 yourG4771 grandmotherG3125 LoisG3090 andG2532 yourG4771 motherG3384 EuniceG2131, andG1161 I am convincedG3982 is inG1722 youG4771 as wellG2532.

6ForG1223 thisG3739 reasonG156 I remindG363 youG4771 to fan into flameG329 theG3588 giftG5486 of GodG2316, whichG3739 isG1510 inG1722 youG4771 throughG1223 theG3588 laying onG1936 ofG3588 myG1473 handsG5495. 7ForG1063 GodG2316 has notG3756 givenG1325 usG1473 a spiritG4151 of fearG1167,1 butG235 of powerG1411, loveG26, andG2532 self-controlG4995.

8SoG3767 do not be ashamed ofG3361G1870 theG3588 testimonyG3142 ofG3588 ourG1473 LordG2962, or of meG1473, HisG846 prisonerG1198. InsteadG235, join me in sufferingG4777 for theG3588 gospelG2098 byG2596 the powerG1411 of GodG2316. 9He has savedG4982 usG1473 andG2532 calledG2564 us to a holyG40 callingG2821, notG3756 because ofG2596 ourG1473 worksG2041, butG235 byG2596 His ownG2398 purposeG4286 andG2532 by the graceG5485 He grantedG1325 usG1473 inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424 beforeG4253 timeG5550 beganG166.2 10AndG1161 nowG3568 He has revealedG5319 this grace throughG1223 theG3588 appearingG2015 of ourG1473 SaviorG4990, ChristG5547 JesusG2424, who has abolishedG2673 deathG2288 andG1161 illuminated the way toG5461 lifeG2222 andG2532 immortalityG861 throughG1223 theG3588 gospelG2098, 11toG1519 whichG3739 IG1473 was appointedG5087 as a preacherG2783, an apostleG652, andG2532 a teacherG1320.

12ForG1223 thisG3739 reasonG156, evenG2532 though I sufferG3958 as I do, I am not ashamedG3756G1870; forG1063 I knowG1492 whomG3739 I have believedG4100, andG2532 I am convincedG3982 thatG3754 He isG1510 ableG1415 to guardG5442 whatG3588 I have entrustedG1473G3866 to Him3 forG1519 thatG1565 dayG2250.

Holding to Sound Teaching

13Hold onG2192 to the patternG5296 of soundG5198 teachingG30564 you have heardG191 fromG3844 meG1473, withG1722 the faithG4102 andG2532 loveG26 thatG3588 are inG1722 ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 14GuardG5442 theG3588 treasureG2570 entrustedG3866 to you,5 with the help ofG1223 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 whoG3588 dwellsG1774 inG1722 usG1473.

15You knowG1492 thatG3754 everyoneG3956 inG1722 the Province of AsiaG7736 has desertedG654 meG1473, includingG3739G1510 PhygelusG5436 andG2532 HermogenesG2061.

16May theG3588 LordG2962 grantG1325 mercyG1656 to theG3588 householdG3624 of OnesiphorusG3683, becauseG3754 he has often refreshedG404G4178 meG1473 andG2532 was unashamed ofG3756G1870 myG1473 chainsG254. 17IndeedG235, when he arrivedG1096 inG1722 RomeG4516, he searched diligentlyG4709G2212 until he foundG2147 meG1473.

18May theG3588 LordG2962 grantG1325 Onesiphorus His mercyG1656 onG1722 thatG1565 dayG2250. YouG4771 knowG1097 very wellG957 how muchG3745 he ministeredG1247 to me inG1722 EphesusG2181.