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2 Timothy 1

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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.

Translation notes (11)
  1. 2 Timothy 1:3a Greek syneidēsis, 'conscience', can denote general 'awareness' or 'consciousness'; here 'a clear conscience' reflects the moral sense common in the New Testament. The clause latreuō apo progonōn, with latreuō 'serve' and apo progonōn 'from ancestors', literally signals service in continuity with forebears.
  2. 2 Timothy 1:6a The Greek verb anazōpyrein (ἀναζωπυρεῖν), 'to rekindle', appears only here in the New Testament and combines pyr, 'fire', with a prefix suggesting renewal. The image is of stirring embers back into blaze, implying the gift is not extinguished but needs deliberate tending; 'fan into flame' preserves this fire metaphor.
  3. 2 Timothy 1:7a Deilia (δειλία), 'cowardice', occurs only here in the New Testament and carries a stronger sense than mere shyness. Sōphronismos (σωφρονισμός), likewise unique to this verse, denotes disciplined self-mastery or the bringing of oneself to a sound mind; the King James tradition rendered it 'a sound mind'.
  4. 2 Timothy 1:9a The phrase rendered here as 'before time began' is pro chronōn aiōniōn, literally 'before eternal times' or 'before the times of the ages'. The Greek idiom, which also appears in Titus 1:2 and Romans 16:25, points to a divine purpose antedating the created order rather than to any measurable point in the remote past.
  5. 2 Timothy 1:10a Greek katargeō (καταργέω), 'render powerless' or 'nullify', underlies 'has destroyed', indicating the curtailing of death's dominion rather than its annihilation. 'Appearing' reflects epiphaneia (ἐπιφάνεια); 'brought to light' renders photizō (φωτίζω), 'make known', and 'immortality' translates aphtharsia (ἀφθαρσία), 'incorruption'.
  6. 2 Timothy 1:12a The Greek phrase tēn parathēkēn mou, meaning 'what has been entrusted to me,' could refer to what God has entrusted to Paul to guard, or to what Paul has entrusted to God for safekeeping; the grammatical case (genitive) is ambiguous.
  7. 2 Timothy 1:13a Greek hypotypōsin (ὑποτύπωσιν), 'outline, example', denotes a sketch or model to be followed; see also 1 Timothy 1:16. The phrase hygiainontōn logōn (ὑγιαινόντων λόγων), 'healthy words', underlies 'sound teaching' and employs a health metaphor for doctrinal integrity.
  8. 2 Timothy 1:14a 'Good deposit' renders the Greek parathēkē (παραθήκη), 'deposit, trust, entrusted sum', a legal term for property placed in safekeeping (cf. 1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:12). The phrase 'with the help of' translates dia, 'through, by means of', and 'who lives in us' reflects en hēmin, 'in us', first person plural.
  9. 2 Timothy 1:15a Asia here is the Roman province occupying western Asia Minor, with Ephesus as its chief city, not the continent. The Greek verb apestraphēsan, 'turned away from', suggests a personal repudiation of Paul, likely under pressure from his imprisonment, rather than apostasy from the faith itself. Phygelus and Hermogenes are otherwise unknown.
  10. 2 Timothy 1:16a Paul prays for the oikos, 'household', of Onesiphorus rather than for the man himself, and in 2 Timothy 4:19 he again greets only the household. Some infer that Onesiphorus had died, making the wish of verse 18 a prayer concerning the departed; others hold he was merely absent from Ephesus. The Greek verb anepsyxen, 'refreshed', means literally 'cooled again' or 'revived'.
  11. 2 Timothy 1:17a The Greek spoudaiōs ezētēsen, rendered here as 'searched hard', literally means 'diligently sought'.
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