2 Timothy 1:18

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! ¹  And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. ² 

2 Timothy 2:7

2:7 Think about what I am saying and ³  the Lord will give you understanding of all this. ⁴ 

2 Timothy 2:24

2:24 And the Lord’s slave ⁵  must not engage in heated disputes ⁶  but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,

2 Timothy 4:22

4:22 The Lord ⁷  be with your spirit. Grace be with you. ⁸ 

2 Timothy 2:19

2:19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” ⁹  and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord ¹⁰  must turn away from evil.”

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 4:14

4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. ¹¹  The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds. ¹² 

2 Timothy 1:8

1:8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord ¹³  or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by ¹⁴  God’s power accept your share of suffering ¹⁵  for the gospel.

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. ¹⁶ 

2 Timothy 2:22

2:22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others ¹⁷  who call on the Lord from a pure heart. ¹⁸ 

2 Timothy 3:11

3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ¹⁹  that happened to me in Antioch, ²⁰  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ²¹  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

2 Timothy 4:8

4:8 Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day – and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on ²²  his appearing.

2 Timothy 4:17-18

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ²³  would be fully proclaimed ²⁴  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth! 4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ²⁵  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ²⁶  be glory for ever and ever! ²⁷  Amen.

[1:18]  ¹ sn That day is a reference to the day when Onesiphorus (v. 16) stands before Christ to give account for his service (cf. v. 12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).

[1:18]  ² tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”

[2:7]  ³ tn The Greek word here usually means “for,” but is used in this verse for a milder continuation of thought.

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Grk “in all things.”

[2:24]  ⁵ tn Traditionally, “servant” or “bondservant.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[2:24]  ⁶ tn Grk “must not fight” or “must not quarrel.” The Greek verb is related to the noun translated “infighting” in v. 23.

[4:22]  ⁷ tc The reading ὁ κύριος (Jo kurio", “the Lord”) is well supported by א* F G 33 1739 1881 sa, but predictable expansions on the text have occurred at this point: A 104 614 pc read ὁ κύριος ᾿Ιησοῦς (Jo kurio" Ihsou", “the Lord Jesus”), while א² C D Ψ Ï sy bo have ὁ κύριος ᾿Ιησοῦς Χριστός (Jo kurio" Ihsou" Cristo", “the Lord Jesus Christ”). As B. M. Metzger notes, although in a late book such as 2 Timothy, one might expect the fuller title for the Lord, accidental omission of nomina sacra is rare (TCGNT 582). The shorter reading is thus preferred on both external and internal grounds.

[4:22]  ⁸ tc Most witnesses (א² D Ψ Ï lat sy) conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”). Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, there are several excellent witnesses of the Alexandrian and Western texts (א* A C F G 6 33 81 1739* 1881 sa) that lack the particle, rendering the omission the preferred reading.

[2:19]  ⁹ sn A quotation from Num 16:5.

[2:19]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “names the name of the Lord.”

[4:14]  ¹¹ tn Grk “showed me much evil.”

[4:14]  ¹² sn An allusion to Ps 28:4.

[1:8]  ¹³ tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”

[1:8]  ¹⁴ tn Or “according to.”

[1:8]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”

[1:16]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “my chain.”

[2:22]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

[2:22]  ¹⁸ 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.

[3:11]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

[3:11]  ²⁰ map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.

[3:11]  ²¹ sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

[4:8]  ²¹ tn Grk “all who have loved.”

[4:17]  ²³ tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ²⁴ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

[4:18]  ²⁵ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ²⁶ tn Grk “to whom.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:18]  ²⁷ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.