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2 Timothy 1

2 Timothy

Greeting

1 Paul, ^a an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, ^b for the promise of life ^c in Christ Jesus:

2 To Timothy, my dearly loved son.Grace, mercy, and peace ^d from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thanksgiving

3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience ^e as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day. ^f 4 Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy, 5 clearly recalling your sincere faith ^g that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice, ^h and that I am convinced is in you also.

6 Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze ^{▼▼Or to rekindle} the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands. ^j 7 For God has not given us a spirit ^{▼▼Or us the Spirit} of fearfulness, ^l but one of power, ^m love, ⁿ and sound judgment.

Not Ashamed of the Gospel

8 So don’t be ashamed ^o of the testimony about our Lord, ^p or of me His prisoner. ^q Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power ^r of God.

9 He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling, ^s
not according to our works, ^t
but according to His own purpose ^u and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.
10 This has now been made evident
through the appearing ^v of our Savior Christ Jesus,
who has abolished death ^w
and has brought life ^x and immortality to light
through the gospel.

11 For this gospel I was appointed ^y a herald, apostle, and teacher, ^{▼▼Other mss add of the Gentiles} 12 and that is why I suffer ^aa these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me ^{▼▼Or guard what I have entrusted to Him, or guard my deposit
,} ^ac until that day. ^ad

Be Loyal to the Faith

13 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching ^ae that you have heard from me, ^af in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard, through the Holy Spirit who lives in us, that good thing entrusted to you. 15 This you know: All those in ^{▼▼Asia: A Roman province that is now part of modern Turkey; it did not refer to the modern continent of Asia.}Asia ^ah have turned away from me, ^ai including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy ^aj to the household of Onesiphorus, ^ak because he often refreshed me ^al and was not ashamed of my chains. ^am 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, ^an he diligently searched for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy ^ao from Him on that day. And you know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus. ^ap