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 2:22

2:22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others ³  who call on the Lord from a pure heart. ⁴ 

2 Timothy 2:19

2:19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” ⁵  and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord ⁶  must turn away from evil.”

2 Timothy 3:9

3:9 But they will not go much further, ⁷  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ⁸ 

2 Timothy 3:6

3:6 For some of these insinuate themselves ⁹  into households and captivate weak women ¹⁰  who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.

2 Timothy 4:19

4:19 Greetings to ¹¹  Prisca and Aquila ¹²  and the family of Onesiphorus.

2 Timothy 2:14

Dealing with False Teachers

2:14 Remind people ¹³  of these things and solemnly charge them ¹⁴  before the Lord ¹⁵  not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen. ¹⁶ 

2 Timothy 2:16

2:16 But avoid profane chatter, ¹⁷  because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, ¹⁸ 

2 Timothy 2:10

2:10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, ¹⁹  that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory. ²⁰ 

2 Timothy 1:15

1:15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia ²¹  deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

2 Timothy 3:14

3:14 You, however, must continue ²²  in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know ²³  who taught you ²⁴ 

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 ²⁵  his appearing.

2 Timothy 1:13

1:13 Hold to the standard ²⁶  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ²⁷ 

2 Timothy 3:3

3:3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,

2 Timothy 1:6

1:6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess ²⁸  through the laying on of my hands.

2 Timothy 2:2

2:2 And entrust what you heard me say ²⁹  in the presence of many others as witnesses ³⁰  to faithful people ³¹  who will be competent ³²  to teach others as well.

[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.”

[2:22]  ³ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

[2:22]  ⁴ 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.

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

[2:19]  ⁶ tn Grk “names the name of the Lord.”

[3:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”

[3:9]  ⁸ 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.

[3:6]  ⁹ tn Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”

[3:6]  ¹⁰ tn Or “silly women.”

[4:19]  ¹¹ tn Grk “greet.”

[4:19]  ¹² sn On Prisca and Aquila see also Acts 18:2, 18, 26; Rom 16:3-4; 1 Cor 16:19. In the NT “Priscilla” and “Prisca” are the same person. The author of Acts uses the full name Priscilla, while Paul uses the diminutive form Prisca.

[2:14]  ¹³ tn Grk “remind of these things,” implying “them” or “people” as the object.

[2:14]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “solemnly charging.” The participle διαμαρτυρόμενος (diamarturomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[2:14]  ¹⁵ tc ‡ Most witnesses (A D Ψ 048 1739 1881 Ï sy) have κυρίου (kuriou, “Lord”) instead of θεοῦ (qeou, “God”) here, while a few have Χριστοῦ (Cristou, “Christ”; 206 {429 1758}). θεοῦ, however, is well supported by א C F G I 614 629 630 1175 al. Internally, the Pastorals never elsewhere use the expression ἐνώπιον κυρίου (enwpion kuriou, “before the Lord”), but consistently use ἐνώπιον θεοῦ (“before God”; cf. 1 Tim 2:3; 5:4, 21; 6:13; 2 Tim 4:1). But this fact could be argued both ways: The author’s style may be in view, or scribes may have adjusted the wording to conform it to the Pastorals’ universal expression. Further, only twice in the NT (Jas 4:10 [v.l. θεοῦ]; Rev 11:4 [v.l. θεοῦ]) is the expression ἐνώπιον κυρίου found. That such an expression is not found in the corpus Paulinum seems to be sufficient impetus for scribes to change the wording here. Thus, although the external evidence is somewhat on the side of θεοῦ, the internal evidence is on the side of κυρίου. A decision is difficult, but κυρίου is the preferred reading.

[2:14]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “[it is] beneficial for nothing, for the ruin of those who listen.”

[2:16]  ¹⁵ 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]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “they [who engage in it] will progress even more in ungodliness.”

[2:10]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the elect.”

[2:10]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “with eternal glory.”

[1:15]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[3:14]  ²¹ tn Grk “but you, continue,” a command.

[3:14]  ²² tn Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.

[3:14]  ²³ tn Grk “those from whom you learned.”

[4:8]  ²³ tn Grk “all who have loved.”

[1:13]  ²⁵ tn Or “pattern.”

[1:13]  ²⁶ tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”

[1:6]  ²⁷ tn Grk “that is in you.”

[2:2]  ²⁹ tn Grk “what you heard from me” (cf. 1:13).

[2:2]  ³⁰ tn Grk “through many witnesses.” The “through” is used here to show attendant circumstances: “accompanied by,” “in the presence of.”

[2:2]  ³¹ tn Grk “faithful men”; but here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") is generic, referring to both men and women.

[2:2]  ³² tn Or “able” (see Paul’s use of this word in regard to ministry in 2 Cor 2:16; 3:5-6).