2 Timothy 1

1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter. I am] an apostle whom Christ Jesus chose so that I would do what God wanted. He chose me [to tell people that God] has promised [that they will] live [eternally] as a result of their having a close relationship with Christ Jesus.

παυλοσ αποστολοσ ιησου χριστου δια θεληματοσ θεου κατ επαγγελιαν ζωησ τησ εν χριστω ιησου

2 [I am writing to you], Timothy, whom I love [as if you were] my own son. [I pray that] God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord will [continue to act] kindly to you, be merciful to you, and [cause you to have] inner peace,

τιμοθεω αγαπητω τεκνω χαρισ ελεοσ ειρηνη απο θεου πατροσ και χριστου ιησου του κυριου ημων

3 I thank God [for all that he has done for you]. I serve him, and my ancestors [served him, too. I serve him] in a manner that I know to be right. [I thank him] while repeatedly I [pray for you] at night and during the day.

χαριν εχω τω θεω ω λατρευω απο προγονων εν καθαρα συνειδησει ωσ αδιαλειπτον εχω την περι σου μνειαν εν ταισ δεησεσιν μου νυκτοσ και ημερασ

4 [While I am thanking God for you], I very much want to see you because I remember how you cried [MTY] [when we separated. I want to see you] in order that I may be (filled with joy/very happy).

επιποθων σε ιδειν μεμνημενοσ σου των δακρυων ινα χαρασ πληρωθω

5 [I thank God because] I remember that you sincerely believe [in Christ Jesus]. First, your grandmother, Lois, and your mother, Eunice, [believed in him and], I am (convinced/very sure) that you also believe in him.

υπομνησιν λαμβανων τησ εν σοι ανυποκριτου πιστεωσ ητισ ενωκησεν πρωτον εν τη μαμμη σου λωιδι και τη μητρι σου ευνικη πεπεισμαι δε οτι και εν σοι

6 Because [I am sure that you believe in him], I remind you to do fervently/wholeheartedly [MET] what God has (assigned for/appointed) you to do and what he has enabled you to do. [God] ([assigned for/appointed]) you to do it as a result of my putting my hands [on you to show/indicate that he had chosen you to do his work].

δι ην αιτιαν αναμιμνησκω σε αναζωπυρειν το χαρισμα του θεου ο εστιν εν σοι δια τησ επιθεσεωσ των χειρων μου

7 Remember that God has put [his Spirit] within us. [His Spirit does not cause us to be] afraid. Instead, [he causes us to be] powerful [to work for God], and he helps us to love [others] and [to] control what we say and do.

ου γαρ εδωκεν ημιν ο θεοσ πνευμα δειλιασ αλλα δυναμεωσ και αγαπησ και σωφρονισμου

8 So never be ashamed/reluctant to tell others the message about our Lord. And do not [be ashamed] of me, [even though I am] a prisoner [because I preach about] him. Instead, [be willing to] suffer as I do as you proclaim the message about Christ. [Endure what you will suffer] by letting God empower [you to endure it].

μη ουν επαισχυνθησ το μαρτυριον του κυριου ημων μηδε εμε τον δεσμιον αυτου αλλα συγκακοπαθησον τω ευαγγελιω κατα δυναμιν θεου

9 [God] saved us and chose us to conduct our lives in a pure way. It was not our doing good deeds/actions [that caused him to do this for us—something] that we did not deserve. Instead, before (time began/he created the world) he purposed/planned to [be kind to us] as a result of what Christ Jesus [would do for us]. (aiōnios g166)

του σωσαντοσ ημασ και καλεσαντοσ κλησει αγια ου κατα τα εργα ημων αλλα κατ ιδιαν προθεσιν και χαριν την δοθεισαν ημιν εν χριστω ιησου προ χρονων αιωνιων (aiōnios g166)

10 Now, as a result of our Savior Christ Jesus having come, it has been revealed {he has shown} [that he acts kindly toward us. Specifically, Christ Jesus] has declared that we [will not remain dead after we] die! He has also revealed that, as a result of [our hearing and accepting] the message [about Christ, we] will live [forever in bodies that will] not decay!

φανερωθεισαν δε νυν δια τησ επιφανειασ του σωτηροσ ημων ιησου χριστου καταργησαντοσ μεν τον θανατον φωτισαντοσ δε ζωην και αφθαρσιαν δια του ευαγγελιου

11 I was chosen {Christ chose me} to go as an apostle to many places and proclaim that message to people.

εισ ο ετεθην εγω κηρυξ και αποστολοσ και διδασκαλοσ εθνων

12 So, even though I suffer [here in this prison], I am not ashamed [of being here] (OR, I am very confident), because I know [Christ Jesus], the one whom I have trusted, and I am convinced/sure that he is able to keep safe the good message that he has entrusted to me (OR, the things that I have entrusted [to him]), and that he will reward me at the time [MTY] [when he comes again].

δι ην αιτιαν και ταυτα πασχω αλλ ουκ επαισχυνομαι οιδα γαρ ω πεπιστευκα και πεπεισμαι οτι δυνατοσ εστιν την παραθηκην μου φυλαξαι εισ εκεινην την ημεραν

13 Be sure that you tell others the same correct message that you heard from me. [And as you tell it], keep trusting [in Christ Jesus] and keep loving [others] as Christ Jesus [enables you to do].

υποτυπωσιν εχε υγιαινοντων λογων ων παρ εμου ηκουσασ εν πιστει και αγαπη τη εν χριστω ιησου

14 Do not let anyone persuade you to change the [good message that] God has entrusted/given to you. Allow the Holy Spirit who lives in us to [direct what you say].

την καλην παραθηκην φυλαξον δια πνευματοσ αγιου του ενοικουντοσ εν ημιν

15 You know that [almost] all [the believers] in Asia [province] have (turned away from/abandoned) me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

οιδασ τουτο οτι απεστραφησαν με παντεσ οι εν τη ασια ων εστιν φυγελοσ και ερμογενησ

16 [But I pray that] the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus for the following reasons: Often he cheered me up and, [even though] I was a prisoner [MTY], he was not ashamed (of me/[to admit he was] my [friend]).

δωη ελεοσ ο κυριοσ τω ονησιφορου οικω οτι πολλακισ με ανεψυξεν και την αλυσιν μου ουκ επαισχυνθη

17 On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.

αλλα γενομενοσ εν ρωμη σπουδαιοτερον εζητησεν με και ευρεν

18 [I pray that] the Lord will be kind to him on that day [MTY] [when he, the Lord, will judge people]. And how much Onesiphorus served [me] in Ephesus [city], you know very well.

δωη αυτω ο κυριοσ ευρειν ελεοσ παρα κυριου εν εκεινη τη ημερα και οσα εν εφεσω διηκονησεν βελτιον συ γινωσκεισ