2 Timothy 2:11

2:11 This saying ¹  is trustworthy: ² 

If we died with him, we will also live with him.

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 2:13

2:13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself. ⁵ 

2 Timothy 2:16

2:16 But avoid profane chatter, ⁶  because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, ⁷ 

2 Timothy 4:6

4:6 For I am already being poured out as an offering, and the time for me to depart ⁸  is at hand.

2 Timothy 4:15

4:15 You be on guard against him ⁹  too, because he vehemently opposed our words.

2 Timothy 1:7

1:7 For God did not give us a Spirit ¹⁰  of fear but of power and love and self-control.

2 Timothy 3:2

3:2 For people ¹¹  will be lovers of themselves, ¹²  lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

2 Timothy 3:6

3:6 For some of these insinuate themselves ¹³  into households and captivate weak women ¹⁴  who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.

2 Timothy 3:9

3:9 But they will not go much further, ¹⁵  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ¹⁶ 

2 Timothy 4:3

4:3 For there will be a time when people ¹⁷  will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, ¹⁸  they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. ¹⁹ 

2 Timothy 4:10-11

4:10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved ²⁰  the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. ²¹  Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia. 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ²²  to me in ministry. ²³ 

2 Timothy 1:12

1:12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. ²⁴  But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set ²⁵  and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me ²⁶  until that day. ²⁷ 

[2:11]  ¹ sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the following citation. See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase.

[2:11]  ² sn The following passage has been typeset as poetry because many scholars regard this passage as poetic or hymnic. These terms are used broadly to refer to the genre of writing, not to the content. There are two broad criteria for determining if a passage is poetic or hymnic: “(a) stylistic: a certain rhythmical lilt when the passages are read aloud, the presence of parallelismus membrorum (i.e., an arrangement into couplets), the semblance of some metre, and the presence of rhetorical devices such as alliteration, chiasmus, and antithesis; and (b) linguistic: an unusual vocabulary, particularly the presence of theological terms, which is different from the surrounding context” (P. T. O’Brien, Philippians [NIGTC], 188-89). Classifying a passage as hymnic or poetic is important because understanding this genre can provide keys to interpretation. However, not all scholars agree that the above criteria are present in this passage, so the decision to typeset it as poetry should be viewed as a tentative decision about its genre.

[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.”

[2:13]  ⁵ sn If we are unfaithful…he cannot deny himself. This could be (1) a word of warning (The Lord will exact punishment; he cannot deny his holiness) or (2) a word of hope (Because of who he is, he remains faithful to us despite our lapses). The latter is more likely, since Paul consistently cites God’s faithfulness as a reassurance, not as a warning (cf. especially Rom 3:3; also 1 Cor 1:9; 10:13; 2 Cor 1:18; 1 Thess 5:24; 2 Thess 3:3).

[2:16]  ⁷ sn Profane chatter was apparently a characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-4; 4:7; 6:20).

[2:16]  ⁸ tn Grk “they [who engage in it] will progress even more in ungodliness.”

[4:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “of my departure.”

[4:15]  ¹¹ tn Grk “against whom,” as a continuation of the previous clause. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:7]  ¹³ tn Or “a spirit,” denoting the human personality under the Spirit’s influence as in 1 Cor 4:21; Gal 6:1; 1 Pet 3:4. But the reference to the Holy Spirit at the end of this section (1:14) makes it likely that it begins this way also, so that the Holy Spirit is the referent.

[3:2]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “men”; but here ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is generic, referring to both men and women.

[3:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “self-centered.” The first two traits in 2 Tim 3:2 and the last two in 3:4 are Greek words beginning with the root “lovers of,” and so bracket the list at beginning and end.

[3:6]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”

[3:6]  ¹⁸ tn Or “silly women.”

[3:9]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”

[3:9]  ²⁰ tn Grk “as theirs came to be,” referring to the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres. The referent of “theirs” (Jannes and Jambres) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ²¹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ²² tn Grk “in accord with.”

[4:3]  ²³ tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”

[4:10]  ²³ tn Grk “having loved.”

[4:10]  ²⁴ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[4:11]  ²⁵ tn Grk “useful.”

[4:11]  ²⁶ tn Or “in serving me.”

[1:12]  ²⁷ tn Grk “suffer these things.”

[1:12]  ²⁸ tn Or “in whom I have believed.”

[1:12]  ²⁹ sn What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.

[1:12]  ³⁰ sn That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).