2 Timothy 2:9

2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment ¹  as a criminal, but God’s message ²  is not imprisoned! ³ 

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. ⁴ 

2 Timothy 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ⁵  be ready ⁶  whether it is convenient or not, ⁷  reprove, rebuke, exhort ⁸  with complete patience and instruction.

2 Timothy 2:13

2:13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself. ⁹ 

2 Timothy 2:17

2:17 and their message will spread its infection ¹⁰  like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group. ¹¹ 

2 Timothy 2:22

2:22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others ¹²  who call on the Lord from a pure heart. ¹³ 

[2:9]  ¹ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ² tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ³ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”

[2:15]  ⁴ 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.”

[4:2]  ⁷ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ⁸ tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “encourage.”

[2:13]  ¹⁰ sn If we are unfaithful…he cannot deny himself. This could be (1) a word of warning (The Lord will exact punishment; he cannot deny his holiness) or (2) a word of hope (Because of who he is, he remains faithful to us despite our lapses). The latter is more likely, since Paul consistently cites God’s faithfulness as a reassurance, not as a warning (cf. especially Rom 3:3; also 1 Cor 1:9; 10:13; 2 Cor 1:18; 1 Thess 5:24; 2 Thess 3:3).

[2:17]  ¹³ tn Or “eat away.”

[2:17]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, this last clause has been made a new sentence in the translation.

[2:22]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

[2:22]  ¹⁷ 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.