2 Timothy 1 - Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Greeting

1 Paul,(A) an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will,(B) for the promise of life(C) in Christ Jesus:

2 To Timothy, my dearly loved son.

Grace, mercy, and peace(D) from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Thanksgiving

3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience(E) as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.(F) 4 Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy, 5 clearly recalling your sincere faith(G) that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice,(H) and that I am convinced is in you also.

6 Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze[a] the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.(I) 7 For God has not given us a spirit[b] of fearfulness,(J) but one of power,(K) love,(L) and sound judgment.

Not Ashamed of the Gospel

8 So don’t be ashamed(M) of the testimony about our Lord,(N) or of me His prisoner.(O) Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power(P) of God.

9 He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling,(Q)
not according to our works,(R)
but according to His own purpose(S) and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.
10 This has now been made evident
through the appearing(T) of our Savior Christ Jesus,
who has abolished death(U)
and has brought life(V) and immortality to light
through the gospel.

11 For this gospel I was appointed(W) a herald, apostle, and teacher,[c] 12 and that is why I suffer(X) these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me[d](Y) until that day.(Z)

Be Loyal to the Faith

13 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching(AA) that you have heard from me,(AB) in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard, through the Holy Spirit who lives in us, that good thing entrusted to you. 15 This you know: All those in Asia(AC) have turned away from me,(AD) including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy(AE) to the household of Onesiphorus,(AF) because he often refreshed me(AG) and was not ashamed of my chains.(AH) 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome,(AI) he diligently searched for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy(AJ) from Him on that day. And you know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.(AK)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:6 Or to rekindle
  2. 2 Timothy 1:7 Or us the Spirit
  3. 2 Timothy 1:11 Other mss add of the Gentiles
  4. 2 Timothy 1:12 Or guard what I have entrusted to Him, or guard my deposit

Cross references

  1. 1:1 : Ac 13:9
  2. 1:1 : 1Co 1:1; Eph 1:1; Col 1:1
  3. 1:1 : 1Jn 2:25; 5:12
  4. 1:2 : 1Tm 1:2; 2Jn 3
  5. 1:3 : Ac 23:1; 24:16; Rm 9:1; 2Co 1:12; 1Tm 1:19; 3:9; Heb 10:22; 1Pt 3:21
  6. 1:3 : Eph 1:6
  7. 1:5 : 1Tm 1:5
  8. 1:5 : Ac 16:1
  9. 1:6 : 1Tm 4:14; 5:22
  10. 1:7 : Jn 7:13; 14:27; Rm 8:15
  11. 1:7 : Lk 1:35; 4:14; 24:49; Ac 1:8; 4:33; Rm 15:13, 19; 1Co 2:4; Eph 3:16, 20; 1Th 1:5
  12. 1:7 : 1Co 13:1
  13. 1:8 : Mk 8:38; Rm 1:16; 2Tm 1:12, 16
  14. 1:8 : Ac 4:33; 1Co 1:6; Rv 1:2, 9; 12:17; 19:10; 20:4
  15. 1:8 : Eph 3:1; 4:1; Phm 1, 9
  16. 1:8 : Lk 1:35; 2Co 13:4
  17. 1:9 : Rm 8:28; 11:14, 29; Heb 3:1
  18. 1:9 : Eph 2:9
  19. 1:9 : Pr 19:21; Is 42:6; 46:10; Ac 2:23; 4:28; 26:16; Rm 8:28; 9:11; Eph 1:11; Php 2:13
  20. 1:10 : Lk 21:8; 2Tm 4:1; 1Jn 2:28
  21. 1:10 : Jn 8:51; Php 3:10
  22. 1:10 : 1Jn 5:12
  23. 1:11 : 1Tm 2:7
  24. 1:12 : Php 1:29; 2Tm 2:9
  25. 1:12 : 1Tm 1:11; 6:20; Ti 1:3
  26. 1:12 : Php 1:6; 2Tm 4:8
  27. 1:13 : 1Tm 1:10; 6:3; Ti 1:9; 2:1
  28. 1:13 : 2Tm 2:2; 3:14
  29. 1:15 : Ac 6:9; 16:6
  30. 1:15 : 2Tm 4:10-16
  31. 1:16 : Lk 1:50
  32. 1:16 : 2Tm 4:19
  33. 1:16 : Phm 7, 20
  34. 1:16 : Ac 16:26; 20:23; 21:33; 23:29; 26:29; Eph 6:20; Phm 10
  35. 1:17 : Rm 1:7
  36. 1:18 : Lk 1:50
  37. 1:18 : Eph 1:1

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