2 Timothy 2:3

2:3 Take your share of suffering ¹  as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:3

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

2 Timothy 3:17

3:17 that the person dedicated to God ²  may be capable ³  and equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 4:7

4:7 I have competed well; ⁴  I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

2 Timothy 1:14

1:14 Protect that good thing ⁵  entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

2 Timothy 2:21

2:21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, ⁶  he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

2 Timothy 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ⁷  such is my gospel, ⁸ 

2 Timothy 2:14

Dealing with False Teachers

2:14 Remind people ⁹  of these things and solemnly charge them ¹⁰  before the Lord ¹¹  not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen. ¹² 

2 Timothy 1:11

1:11 For this gospel ¹³  I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher. ¹⁴ 

2 Timothy 1:8

1:8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord ¹⁵  or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by ¹⁶  God’s power accept your share of suffering ¹⁷  for the gospel.

2 Timothy 1:10

1:10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He ¹⁸  has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

2 Timothy 2:9

2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment ¹⁹  as a criminal, but God’s message ²⁰  is not imprisoned! ²¹ 

2 Timothy 4:5

4:5 You, however, be self-controlled ²²  in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

2 Timothy 2:15

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. ²³ 

2 Timothy 2:22

2:22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others ²⁴  who call on the Lord from a pure heart. ²⁵ 

2 Timothy 3:15

3:15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ²⁶  be ready ²⁷  whether it is convenient or not, ²⁸  reprove, rebuke, exhort ²⁹  with complete patience and instruction.

2 Timothy 1:5

1:5 I recall ³⁰  your sincere faith ³¹  that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure ³²  is in you.

2 Timothy 4:17

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ³³  would be fully proclaimed ³⁴  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

[2:3]  ¹ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me and others in suffering” (cf. 1:8).

[3:17]  ² tn Grk “the man of God,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos) is most likely used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[3:17]  ³ tn This word is positioned for special emphasis; it carries the sense of “complete, competent, able to meet all demands.”

[4:7]  ³ sn The expression I have competed well (Grk “I have competed the good competition”) uses words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”

[1:14]  ⁴ sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).

[2:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “from these,” alluding to the errors and deeds of the false teachers described in vv. 14-19.

[2:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

[2:8]  ⁷ tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

[2:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “remind of these things,” implying “them” or “people” as the object.

[2:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “solemnly charging.” The participle διαμαρτυρόμενος (diamarturomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[2:14]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “[it is] beneficial for nothing, for the ruin of those who listen.”

[1:11]  ⁸ tn Grk “for which.”

[1:11]  ⁹ tc Most mss (א² C D F G Ψ 1739 1881 Ï latt sy co) have ἐθνῶν (eqnwn, “of the Gentiles”) after “teacher.” The shorter reading has poorer external credentials (א* A I 1175 pc), but is preferred because ἐθνῶν probably represents a gloss added by copyists familiar with 1 Tim 2:7. There is no easy explanation for the omission of the word if it were original here.

[1:8]  ⁹ tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”

[1:8]  ¹⁰ tn Or “according to.”

[1:8]  ¹¹ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”

[1:10]  ¹⁰ 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.

[2:9]  ¹¹ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ¹² tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ¹³ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”

[4:5]  ¹² tn Or “sober,” “temperate.”

[2:15]  ¹³ sn Accurately is a figure of speech that literally means something like “cutting a straight road.” In regard to the message of truth, it means “correctly handling” or “imparting it without deviation.”

[2:22]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

[2:22]  ¹⁵ 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.

[4:2]  ¹⁵ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ¹⁸ tn Or “encourage.”

[1:5]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “recalling” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:5]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the sincere faith in you.”

[1:5]  ¹⁸ tn Or “convinced.”

[4:17]  ¹⁷ tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”