2 Timothy 4:22

4:22 The Lord ¹  be with your spirit. Grace be with you. ² 

2 Timothy 2:10

2:10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, ³  that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory. ⁴ 

2 Timothy 2:22

2:22 But keep away from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faithfulness, love, and peace, in company with others ⁵  who call on the Lord from a pure heart. ⁶ 

2 Timothy 4:11

4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ⁷  to me in ministry. ⁸ 

[4:22]  ¹ tc The reading ὁ κύριος (Jo kurio", “the Lord”) is well supported by א* F G 33 1739 1881 sa, but predictable expansions on the text have occurred at this point: A 104 614 pc read ὁ κύριος ᾿Ιησοῦς (Jo kurio" Ihsou", “the Lord Jesus”), while א² C D Ψ Ï sy bo have ὁ κύριος ᾿Ιησοῦς Χριστός (Jo kurio" Ihsou" Cristo", “the Lord Jesus Christ”). As B. M. Metzger notes, although in a late book such as 2 Timothy, one might expect the fuller title for the Lord, accidental omission of nomina sacra is rare (TCGNT 582). The shorter reading is thus preferred on both external and internal grounds.

[4:22]  ² tc Most witnesses (א² D Ψ Ï lat sy) conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”). Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, there are several excellent witnesses of the Alexandrian and Western texts (א* A C F G 6 33 81 1739* 1881 sa) that lack the particle, rendering the omission the preferred reading.

[2:10]  ³ tn Grk “the elect.”

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “with eternal glory.”

[2:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

[2:22]  ⁶ 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.

[4:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “useful.”

[4:11]  ⁸ tn Or “in serving me.”