2 Timothy 1:13

1:13 Hold to the standard ¹  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ² 

2 Timothy 2:9

2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment ³  as a criminal, but God’s message ⁴  is not imprisoned! ⁵ 

2 Timothy 2:15

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. ⁶ 

2 Timothy 2:17

2:17 and their message will spread its infection ⁷  like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group. ⁸ 

2 Timothy 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ⁹  be ready ¹⁰  whether it is convenient or not, ¹¹  reprove, rebuke, exhort ¹²  with complete patience and instruction.

[1:13]  ¹ tn Or “pattern.”

[1:13]  ² tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”

[2:9]  ³ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ⁴ tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ⁵ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”

[2:15]  ⁵ sn Accurately is a figure of speech that literally means something like “cutting a straight road.” In regard to the message of truth, it means “correctly handling” or “imparting it without deviation.”

[2:17]  ⁷ tn Or “eat away.”

[2:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, this last clause has been made a new sentence in the translation.

[4:2]  ⁹ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ¹² tn Or “encourage.”