2 Timothy 1

1 From Paul who, by the will of God, is an apostle of Christ Jesus, charged to proclaim the life that comes from union with Christ Jesus,

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

2 to Timothy, my dear child: may God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 I am thankful to God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, when I remember you, as I never fail to do, in my prayers – night and day alike,

I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

4 as I think of your tears, longing to see you, that my happiness may be completed,

Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

5 now that I have been reminded of the sincere faith that you have shown. That faith was seen first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and is now, I am convinced, in you also.

Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.

6 And that is my reason for reminding you to stir into flame that gift of God, which is yours through your ordination at my hands.

For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.

7 For the Spirit which God gave us was not a spirit of cowardice, but a spirit of power, love, and self-control.

For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.

8 Do not, therefore, be ashamed of the testimony which we have to bear to our Lord, or of me imprisoned for his sake; but join with me in suffering for the good news, as far as God enables you.

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

9 It was God who saved us, and from him we received our solemn call – not as a reward for anything that we had done, but in fulfillment of his own loving purpose. For that love was extended to us, through Christ Jesus, before time began, (aiōnios g166)

Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal, (aiōnios g166)

10 and has now been made apparent through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus; who has made an end of death, and has brought life and immortality to light by that good news,

But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,

11 of which I was myself appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher.

Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;

12 That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.

And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.

13 Keep before you, as an example of sound teaching, all that you learnt from me as you listened with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.

Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

14 Guard by the help of the Holy Spirit, who is within us, the glorious trust that has been committed to you.

That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us.

15 You know, of course, that all our friends in Roman Asia turned their backs on me, including Phygellus and Hermogenes.

You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:

16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;

17 On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he sought eagerly for me until he found me.

But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me

18 The Lord grant that he may find mercy at the hands of the Lord on that day. The many services that he rendered at Ephesus you have the best means of knowing.

(May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.