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 through the will of God, according to the commandment of 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 child. Grace, mercy, peace from God our Father and Jesus Christ 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 give thanks to God, whom I serve from my ancestors with a clean conscience, as I have incessant mention of you in my prayers, night and day

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

longing to see you, remembering your tears, in order that I may 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.

having received the remembrance of the unhypocritical faith which is in you; which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded that it is in you 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.

On account of which cause I remind you to revive and refire the gift of God which is in you by the laying on 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 has not given us the spirit of cowardice; but of power and divine love and prudence.

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.

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor me his prisoner: but suffer affliction for the sake of 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 having saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the eternal times, (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 now having been made manifest through the appearing of Jesus Christ our Saviour, the one having indeed destroyed death, and lighted up life and immortality through the gospel,

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

unto which I have been placed a herald, and an apostle, and teacher:

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.’

on account of which cause I indeed suffer these things: but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to stand guard over that which is committed unto me unto that 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.

Hold fast the form of sound words which you heard with me, in the faith and divine 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.

stand guard over the beautiful deposit through the Holy Ghost who dwells 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.

You know this, that all who are in Asia, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes have turned away from me.

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

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because frequently he refreshed me, 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.

and, being in Rome, he diligently sought 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.

May the Lord grant unto him to find mercy with the Lord in that day. And so many things as he ministered in Ephesus, you know better.