2 Timothy 2:4

2:4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please ¹  the one who recruited him.

2 Timothy 4:16

4:16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it.

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. ² 

2 Timothy 2:3

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

2 Timothy 2:20

2:20 Now in a wealthy home ⁴  there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use. ⁵ 

2 Timothy 1:12

1:12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. ⁶  But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set ⁷  and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me ⁸  until that day. ⁹ 

2 Timothy 2:5

2:5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner ¹⁰  unless he competes according to the rules. ¹¹ 

2 Timothy 2:9

2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment ¹²  as a criminal, but God’s message ¹³  is not imprisoned! ¹⁴ 

2 Timothy 3:3

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

2 Timothy 2:26

2:26 and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive ¹⁵  to do his will. ¹⁶ 

2 Timothy 1:9

1:9 He is the one who saved us ¹⁷  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ¹⁸  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ¹⁹ 

2 Timothy 2:19

2:19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” ²⁰  and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord ²¹  must turn away from evil.”

2 Timothy 4:3

4:3 For there will be a time when people ²²  will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, ²³  they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. ²⁴ 

[2:4]  ¹ tn Grk “that he may please.”

[2:15]  ² 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.”

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

[2:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “a great house.”

[2:20]  ⁵ tn Grk “for dishonor,” probably referring to vessels used for refuse or excrement.

[1:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “suffer these things.”

[1:12]  ⁶ tn Or “in whom I have believed.”

[1:12]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ 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).

[2:5]  ⁶ tn Grk “will not be crowned,” speaking of the wreath awarded to the victor.

[2:5]  ⁷ sn According to the rules (Grk “lawfully, by law”) referring to the rules of competition. In the ancient world these included requirements for training as well as rules for the competition itself.

[2:9]  ⁷ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ⁸ tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ⁹ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”

[2:26]  ⁸ tn Grk “having been captured by him.”

[2:26]  ⁹ tn Grk “for that one’s will,” referring to the devil, but with a different pronoun than in the previous phrase “by him.” Some have construed “for his will” with the earlier verb and referred the pronoun to God: “come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap (though they have been captured by him) in order to do His will.” In Classical Greek the shift in pronouns would suggest this, but in Koine Greek this change is not significant. The more natural sense is a reference to the devil’s will.

[1:9]  ⁹ 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]  ¹⁰ tn Or “according to,” or “by.”

[1:9]  ¹¹ tn Grk “before eternal times.”

[2:19]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Num 16:5.

[2:19]  ¹¹ tn Grk “names the name of the Lord.”

[4:3]  ¹¹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ¹² tn Grk “in accord with.”

[4:3]  ¹³ tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”