1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus ①by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
▷ ①Lit through
1:2 To Timothy, my beloved ①son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
▷ ①Or child
1:3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience ①the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my ②prayers night and day,
▷ ①Lit from my forefathers ②Or petitions
1:4 longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.
1:5 ①For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelled in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.
▷ ①Lit Receiving remembrance of
1:6 For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of ①timidity, but of power and love and ②discipline.
▷ ①Or cowardice ②Or sound judgment
1:8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,
1:9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was granted to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
1:10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
1:11 for which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to protect what I have entrusted to Him ①until that day.
▷ ①Or for
1:13 Hold on to the example of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
1:14 Protect, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the ①treasure which has been entrusted to you.
▷ ①Lit good deposit
1:15 You are aware of the fact that all who are in ①Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
▷ ①I.e., the province of Asia
1:16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my ①chains;
▷ ①Lit chain
1:17 but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me—
1:18 the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day—and you know very well what services he rendered at Ephesus.
▷ ①Lit through
1:2 To Timothy, my beloved ①son: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
▷ ①Or child
1:3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience ①the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my ②prayers night and day,
▷ ①Lit from my forefathers ②Or petitions
1:4 longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.
1:5 ①For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelled in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.
▷ ①Lit Receiving remembrance of
1:6 For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of ①timidity, but of power and love and ②discipline.
▷ ①Or cowardice ②Or sound judgment
1:8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,
1:9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was granted to us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,
1:10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
1:11 for which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to protect what I have entrusted to Him ①until that day.
▷ ①Or for
1:13 Hold on to the example of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
1:14 Protect, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the ①treasure which has been entrusted to you.
▷ ①Lit good deposit
1:15 You are aware of the fact that all who are in ①Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
▷ ①I.e., the province of Asia
1:16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my ①chains;
▷ ①Lit chain
1:17 but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me—
1:18 the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day—and you know very well what services he rendered at Ephesus.
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