2 Timothy 1:2

1:2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

2 Timothy 1:7

1:7 For God did not give us a Spirit ¹  of fear but of power and love and self-control.

2 Timothy 2:25

2:25 correcting ²  opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth ³ 

2 Timothy 3:17

3:17 that the person dedicated to God ⁴  may be capable ⁵  and equipped for every good work.

¹ tn Or “a spirit,” denoting the human personality under the Spirit’s influence as in 1 Cor 4:21; Gal 6:1; 1 Pet 3:4. But the reference to the Holy Spirit at the end of this section (1:14) makes it likely that it begins this way also, so that the Holy Spirit is the referent.

¹ sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

² tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”

¹ tn Grk “the man of God,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos) is most likely used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

² tn This word is positioned for special emphasis; it carries the sense of “complete, competent, able to meet all demands.”