2 Timothy 1

1 To Timothy, my dear Child, 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 Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

2 May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

to Timothy, my beloved son: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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,

I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I keep up a constant remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

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

earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I might be filled with joy;

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.

recalling to my memory the unfeigned faith which was in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it is in thee also.

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 which cause I remind thee that thou fan into a flame the divine gift, which is in thee by the imposition of my hands.

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

For God hath not given us a spirit of fear; but of courage, and of love, and of sobriety.

8 Do not, therefore, be ashamed of the testimony which we have to bear to our Lord, nor yet of me who am a prisoner for him; but join with me in suffering for the Good News, as far as God enables you.

Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer affliction with me in the gospel, supported by 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)

who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before time had a beginning; (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,

but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and brought to light life and immortality by the gospel:

11 of which I was myself appointed a Herald and Apostle, and Teacher.

whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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 which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed: for I know on whom I have placed my confidence, and am persuaded that he is mighty to guard my deposit unto the great 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.

Model thy teaching according to the pattern of the sound discourses, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is 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 glorious deposit committed to thy trust, guard by the Holy Ghost who dwelleth in us.

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

Knowest thou this, that all those of Asia have deserted me? among whom are Phygellus 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.

The Lord grant mercy unto the household of Onesiphorus because he frequently was a refreshment to my soul, and was not ashamed of my chain:

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

but, when he was at Rome, he sought me out diligently, 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.

The Lord grant that he may find mercy with the Lord in the great day; and how liberally he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest better than any other person.