2 Timothy 1:9

1:9 He is the one who saved us ¹  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ²  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ³ 

2 Timothy 4:18

4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ⁴  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ⁵  be glory for ever and ever! ⁶  Amen.

[1:9]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “according to,” or “by.”

[1:9]  ³ tn Grk “before eternal times.”

[4:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.