2 Timothy 3:10

Continue in What You Have Learned

3:10 You, however, ¹  have followed my teaching, my ²  way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

2 Timothy 2:1

Serving Faithfully Despite Hardship

2:1 So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:3

Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy

1:3 I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, ³  when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day. ⁴ 

2 Timothy 4:16

4:16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it.

2 Timothy 4:6

4:6 For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for me to depart ⁵  is at hand.

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 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ⁶  such is my gospel, ⁷ 

2 Timothy 1:6

1:6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess ⁸  through the laying on of my hands.

2 Timothy 1:16

1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment. ⁹ 

2 Timothy 4:19

4:19 Greetings to ¹⁰  Prisca and Aquila ¹¹  and the family of Onesiphorus.

2 Timothy 4:13

4:13 When you come, bring with you the cloak I left in Troas with Carpas and the scrolls, especially the parchments.

2 Timothy 3:11

3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ¹²  that happened to me in Antioch, ¹³  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ¹⁴  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

2 Timothy 4:7

4:7 I have competed well; ¹⁵  I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

2 Timothy 4:11

4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ¹⁶  to me in ministry. ¹⁷ 

2 Timothy 4:17

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ¹⁸  would be fully proclaimed ¹⁹  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

2 Timothy 1:4

1:4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, ²⁰  so that I may be filled with joy.

2 Timothy 1:12

1:12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. ²¹  But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set ²²  and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me ²³  until that day. ²⁴ 

2 Timothy 2:10

2:10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, ²⁵  that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory. ²⁶ 

¹ sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.

² 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.

³ tn Grk “from my ancestors.”

⁴ tn Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you…”

⁵ tn Grk “of my departure.”

⁷ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

⁸ tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

⁹ tn Grk “that is in you.”

¹¹ tn Grk “my chain.”

¹³ tn Grk “greet.”

¹⁴ sn On Prisca and Aquila see also Acts 18:2, 18, 26; Rom 16:3-4; 1 Cor 16:19. In the NT “Priscilla” and “Prisca” are the same person. The author of Acts uses the full name Priscilla, while Paul uses the diminutive form Prisca.

¹⁵ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

¹⁶ map For location see JP1-E2; JP2-E2; JP3-E2; JP4-E2.

¹⁷ sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

¹⁷ sn The expression I have competed well (Grk “I have competed the good competition”) uses words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”

¹⁹ tn Grk “useful.”

²⁰ tn Or “in serving me.”

²¹ tn Or “the preaching.”

²² tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

²³ tn Grk “longing to see you, remembering your tears” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

²⁵ tn Grk “suffer these things.”

²⁶ tn Or “in whom I have believed.”

²⁷ 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.

²⁸ 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).

²⁷ tn Grk “the elect.”

²⁸ tn Grk “with eternal glory.”