2 Timothy 1:14

1:14 Protect that good thing ¹  entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

2 Timothy 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ²  such is my gospel, ³ 

2 Timothy 2:16

2:16 But avoid profane chatter, ⁴  because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, ⁵ 

2 Timothy 2:23

2:23 But reject foolish and ignorant ⁶  controversies, because you know they breed infighting. ⁷ 

2 Timothy 3:1

Ministry in the Last Days

3:1 But understand this, that in the last days difficult ⁸  times will come.

2 Timothy 3:5

3:5 They will maintain the outward appearance ⁹  of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these. ¹⁰ 

2 Timothy 3:7

3:7 Such women are always seeking instruction, ¹¹  yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

2 Timothy 4:4

4:4 And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths. ¹² 

¹ sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).

² tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

³ tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

³ sn Profane chatter was apparently a characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-4; 4:7; 6:20).

⁴ tn Grk “they [who engage in it] will progress even more in ungodliness.”

⁴ tn Or “uninstructed,” “silly.”

⁵ tn Or “fights,” although this could suggest weapons and blows, whereas in the present context this is not the primary focus. Although “quarrel” is frequently used here (NAB, NIV, NRSV) it may be understood to refer to a relatively minor disagreement.

⁵ tn Or perhaps, “dangerous,” “fierce.”

⁶ tn Or “form.”

⁷ tn Grk “and avoid these,” with the word “people” implied.

⁷ tn Grk “always learning,” continuing the description of the women from v. 6. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁸ sn These myths were legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 4:7; and Titus 1:14.