2 Timothy 2:7

2:7 Think about what I am saying and ¹  the Lord will give you understanding of all this. ² 

2 Timothy 2:11

2:11 This saying ³  is trustworthy: ⁴ 

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

2 Timothy 2:18

2:18 They have strayed from the truth ⁵  by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

2 Timothy 2:12

2:12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. ⁶ 

If we deny ⁷  him, ⁸  he will also deny us.

2 Timothy 2:2

2:2 And entrust what you heard me say ⁹  in the presence of many others as witnesses ¹⁰  to faithful people ¹¹  who will be competent ¹²  to teach others as well.

2 Timothy 2:23

2:23 But reject foolish and ignorant ¹³  controversies, because you know they breed infighting. ¹⁴ 

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 ¹⁵  through the laying on of my hands.

2 Timothy 4:2-3

4:2 Preach the message, ¹⁶  be ready ¹⁷  whether it is convenient or not, ¹⁸  reprove, rebuke, exhort ¹⁹  with complete patience and instruction. 4:3 For there will be a time when people ²⁰  will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, ²¹  they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. ²² 

[2:7]  ¹ tn The Greek word here usually means “for,” but is used in this verse for a milder continuation of thought.

[2:7]  ² tn Grk “in all things.”

[2:11]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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.

[2:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “have deviated concerning the truth.”

[2:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “died together…will live together…will reign together,” without “him” stated explicitly. But “him” is implied by the parallel ideas in Rom 6:8; 8:17 and by the reference to Christ in vv. 12b-13.

[2:12]  ⁸ tn Or “renounce,” “disown,” “repudiate.” It is important to note that the object of Christ’s denial is “us.” The text does not contain an implied object complement (“he will deny us [x]”), which would mean that Christ was withholding something from us (for example, “The owner denied his pets water”), since the verb ἀρνέομαι (arneomai) is not one of the category of verbs that normally occurs in these constructions (see ExSyn 182-89).

[2:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “if we renounce,” but the “him” is implied by the parallel clauses.

[2:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “what you heard from me” (cf. 1:13).

[2:2]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “through many witnesses.” The “through” is used here to show attendant circumstances: “accompanied by,” “in the presence of.”

[2:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk “faithful men”; but here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") is generic, referring to both men and women.

[2:2]  ¹² tn Or “able” (see Paul’s use of this word in regard to ministry in 2 Cor 2:16; 3:5-6).

[2:23]  ¹¹ tn Or “uninstructed,” “silly.”

[2:23]  ¹² tn Or “fights,” although this could suggest weapons and blows, whereas in the present context this is not the primary focus. Although “quarrel” is frequently used here (NAB, NIV, NRSV) it may be understood to refer to a relatively minor disagreement.

[1:6]  ¹³ tn Grk “that is in you.”

[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.”

[4:3]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “in accord with.”

[4:3]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”