2 Timothy 4:7

4:7 I have competed well; ¹  I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

2 Timothy 1:13

1:13 Hold to the standard ²  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ³ 

2 Timothy 2:18

2:18 They have strayed from the truth ⁴  by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

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 3:8

3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres ⁷  opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith ⁸  – also oppose the truth.

2 Timothy 3:10

Continue in What You Have Learned

3:10 You, however, ⁹  have followed my teaching, my ¹⁰  way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

2 Timothy 3:15

3:15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:5

1:5 I recall ¹¹  your sincere faith ¹²  that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure ¹³  is in you.

[4:7]  ¹ sn The expression I have competed well (Grk “I have competed the good competition”) uses words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”

[1:13]  ² tn Or “pattern.”

[1:13]  ³ tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”

[2:18]  ³ tn Grk “have deviated concerning the truth.”

[2:22]  ⁴ tn Grk “and peace, with those.”

[2:22]  ⁵ 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.

[3:8]  ⁵ sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.

[3:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”

[3:10]  ⁶ sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.

[3:10]  ⁷ tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.

[1:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “recalling” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “the sincere faith in you.”

[1:5]  ⁹ tn Or “convinced.”