2 Timothy 3:1

Ministry in the Last Days

3:1 But understand this, that in the last days difficult ¹  times will come.

2 Timothy 1:18

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! ²  And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. ³ 

2 Timothy 2:19

2:19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” ⁴  and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord ⁵  must turn away from evil.”

[3:1]  ¹ tn Or perhaps, “dangerous,” “fierce.”

[1:18]  ² sn That day is a reference to the day when Onesiphorus (v. 16) stands before Christ to give account for his service (cf. v. 12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).

[1:18]  ³ tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”

[2:19]  ³ sn A quotation from Num 16:5.

[2:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “names the name of the Lord.”