1:6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess 1 through the laying on of my hands.
3:10 You, however, 7 have followed my teaching, my 8 way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,
1 tn Grk “that is in you.”
2 tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”
3 tn Or “according to.”
4 tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”
3 tn Grk “and peace, with those.”
4 sn In company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart alludes to the value of the community of believers for the development of Christian virtues.
4 sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.
5 tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.