2 Timothy 1:8

1:8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord ¹  or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by ²  God’s power accept your share of suffering ³  for the gospel.

2 Timothy 1:10

1:10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He ⁴  has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

2 Timothy 2:22

2:22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others ⁵  who call on the Lord from a pure heart. ⁶ 

2 Timothy 3:8

3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres ⁷  opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith ⁸  – also oppose the truth.

2 Timothy 4:10

4:10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved ⁹  the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. ¹⁰  Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.

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

[1:8]  ² tn Or “according to.”

[1:8]  ³ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”

[1:10]  ⁴ 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.

[2:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

[2:22]  ⁸ 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.

[3:8]  ¹⁰ sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.

[3:8]  ¹¹ tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”

[4:10]  ¹³ tn Grk “having loved.”

[4:10]  ¹⁴ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.