2 Timothy 1

1 From Paul who, by the will of God, is an apostle of Christ Jesus, charged to proclaim the life that comes from union with Christ Jesus,

Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus through [the] will of God according to [the] promise of life in Christ Jesus

2 to Timothy, my dear child: may God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

To Timothy [my] beloved child: Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God [the] Father and Christ Jesus the Lord of us.

3 I am thankful to God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, when I remember you, as I never fail to do, in my prayers – night and day alike,

Thankful I am to God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with a pure conscience, as unceasingly I have the of you remembrance in the prayers of mine night and day

4 as I think of your tears, longing to see you, that my happiness may be completed,

longing you to see, having yourself recalled your tears, so that with joy I may be filled

5 now that I have been reminded of the sincere faith that you have shown. That faith was seen first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and is now, I am convinced, in you also.

remembrance (having taken *N(k)O*) of the within you sincere faith, which dwelt first in the grandmother of you Lois and in the mother of you Eunice, I have been persuaded now that also [it is] in you.

6 And that is my reason for reminding you to stir into flame that gift of God, which is yours through your ordination at my hands.

For this reason I remind you to kindle anew the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of the hands of mine;

7 For the Spirit which God gave us was not a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power, love, and self-control.

Not for has given us God a spirit of cowardice but of power and of love and of self-control.

8 Do not, therefore, be ashamed of the testimony which we have to bear to our Lord, or of me imprisoned for his sake; but join with me in suffering for the good news, as far as God enables you.

Not therefore you may be ashamed of the testimony of the Lord of us nor of me myself the prisoner of Him, but do suffer together for the gospel according to [the] power of God

9 It was God who saved us, and from him we received our solemn call – not as a reward for anything that we had done, but in fulfilment of his own loving purpose. For that love was extended to us, through Christ Jesus, before time began, (aiōnios g166)

the [One who] having saved us and having called [us] with a calling holy, not according to the works of us but according to [His] own purpose and grace which having been given us in Christ Jesus before time eternal, (aiōnios g166)

10 and has now been made apparent through the appearing of our Saviour, Christ Jesus; who has made an end of death, and has brought life and immortality to light by that good news,

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

11 of which I was myself appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher.

to which was appointed I myself a herald and an apostle and a teacher (of gentiles; *KO*)

12 That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

For this reason also these things I suffer, But not I am ashamed; I know for in whom I have believed and I have been persuaded that able He is the entrusted deposit of mine to guard for that [very] day.

13 Keep before you, as an example of sound teaching, all that you learnt from me as you listened with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.

[The] pattern do retain of sound words which from me you did hear in [the] faith and love that [are] in Christ Jesus;

14 Guard by the help of the Holy Spirit, who is within us, the glorious trust that has been committed to you.

The good (entrusted deposit *N(k)O*) do keep through [the] Spirit Holy who is dwelling in us.

15 You know, of course, that all our friends in Roman Asia turned their backs on me, including Phygellus and Hermogenes.

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

16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains.

would grant mercy the Lord to the of Onesiphorus household; because often me he refreshed and the chain of mine not (he was ashamed of, *N(k)O*)

17 On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he sought eagerly for me until he found me.

But having arrived in Rome (earnestly *N(k)O*) he sought out me and found [me];

18 The Lord grant that he may find mercy at the hands of the Lord on that day. The many services that he rendered at Ephesus you have the best means of knowing.

would grant unto him the Lord to find mercy from [the] Lord in that [very] day! And how much in Ephesus he served very well you yourself know.