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 1:9

1:9 He is the one who saved us ²  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ³  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ⁴ 

2 Timothy 3:16

3:16 Every scripture ⁵  is inspired by God ⁶  and useful for teaching, for reproof, ⁷  for correction, and for training in righteousness,

2 Timothy 4:5

4:5 You, however, be self-controlled ⁸  in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

2 Timothy 1:14

1:14 Protect that good thing ⁹  entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

2 Timothy 3:2

3:2 For people ¹⁰  will be lovers of themselves, ¹¹  lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

2 Timothy 3:14

3:14 You, however, must continue ¹²  in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know ¹³  who taught you ¹⁴ 

2 Timothy 1:6

1:6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess ¹⁵  through the laying on of my hands.

2 Timothy 3:15

3:15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 4:17

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ¹⁶  would be fully proclaimed ¹⁷  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

2 Timothy 1:12

1:12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. ¹⁸  But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set ¹⁹  and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me ²⁰  until that day. ²¹ 

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.

² tn More literally, “who saved us,” as a description of God in v. 8. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

³ tn Or “according to,” or “by.”

⁴ tn Grk “before eternal times.”

³ tn Or “All scripture.”

⁴ sn Inspired by God. Some have connected this adjective in a different way and translated it as “every inspired scripture is also useful.” But this violates the parallelism of the two adjectives in the sentence, and the arrangement of words makes clear that both should be taken as predicate adjectives: “every scripture is inspired…and useful.”

⁵ tn Or “rebuke,” “censure.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

⁴ tn Or “sober,” “temperate.”

⁵ sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).

⁶ tn Grk “men”; but here ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is generic, referring to both men and women.

⁷ tn Or “self-centered.” The first two traits in 2 Tim 3:2 and the last two in 3:4 are Greek words beginning with the root “lovers of,” and so bracket the list at beginning and end.

⁷ tn Grk “but you, continue,” a command.

⁸ tn Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.

⁹ tn Grk “those from whom you learned.”

⁸ tn Grk “that is in you.”

⁹ tn Or “the preaching.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “suffer these things.”

¹¹ tn Or “in whom I have believed.”

¹² sn What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.

¹³ sn That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).