2 Timothy 1

¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

² To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

³ I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.

⁴ Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.

⁵ I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am convinced, lives in you also.

⁶ For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

⁷ For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline.

⁸ So do not be ashamed of testifying about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God.

⁹ He has saved us and called us to a holy calling—not because of anything we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before time began,

¹⁰ but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

¹¹ And of this gospel I was appointed a herald, an apostle, and a teacher.

¹² That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.

¹³ Keep as the pattern of sound teaching what you heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

¹⁵ You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

¹⁶ May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

¹⁷ On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me.

¹⁸ May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.