2 Timothy 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise ²  of life in Christ Jesus,

2 Timothy 2:3

2:3 Take your share of suffering ³  as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

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 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ⁴  such is my gospel, ⁵ 

2 Timothy 3:12

3:12 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

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 1:13

1:13 Hold to the standard ⁶  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ⁷ 

2 Timothy 1:10

1:10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He ⁸  has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

2 Timothy 2:10

2:10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, ⁹  that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory. ¹⁰ 

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 4:1

Charge to Timothy Repeated

4:1 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:

2 Timothy 1:9

1:9 He is the one who saved us ¹¹  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ¹²  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ¹³ 

[1:1]  ¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ² tn Grk “for the promise…” or possibly “in accordance with the promise…”

[2:3]  ³ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me and others in suffering” (cf. 1:8).

[2:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

[2:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

[1:13]  ⁷ tn Or “pattern.”

[1:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”

[1:10]  ⁹ tn Grk “having broken…and having brought…” (describing Christ). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here (and at the beginning of v. 11) in the translation.

[2:10]  ¹¹ tn Grk “the elect.”

[2:10]  ¹² tn Grk “with eternal glory.”

[1:9]  ¹³ 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.

[1:9]  ¹⁴ tn Or “according to,” or “by.”

[1:9]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “before eternal times.”