2 Timothy 2:25

2:25 correcting ¹  opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth ² 

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. ³ 

2 Timothy 1:18

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! ⁴  And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. ⁵ 

[2:25]  ¹ sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

[2:25]  ² tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”

[1:16]  ³ tn Grk “my chain.”

[1:18]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”