Προς Τιμοθεον Β΄ 1

1 παυλος αποστολος χριστου ιησου δια θεληματος θεου κατ επαγγελιαν ζωης της εν χριστω ιησου

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

2 τιμοθεω αγαπητω τεκνω χαρις ελεος ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος και χριστου ιησου του κυριου ημων

to dear son Timothy: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 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

I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a clear conscience like my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers, night and day,

4 επιποθων σε ιδειν μεμνημενος σου των δακρυων ινα χαρας πληρωθω

longing to see you (recalling your tears), that I may be filled with joy;

5 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

while I call to mind the unfeigned faith that is in you—it resided first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.

6 δι ην αιτιαν αναμιμνησκω σε αναζωπυρειν το χαρισμα του θεου ο εστιν εν σοι δια της επιθεσεως των χειρων μου

For this reason I am reminding you to rekindle the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

7 ου γαρ εδωκεν ημιν ο θεος πνευμα δειλιας αλλα δυναμεως και αγαπης και σωφρονισμου

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

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

So do not be ashamed to identify with our Lord or with me His prisoner, but join in suffering for the Gospel according to the power of God

9 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)

—the One who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not because of our works but because of His own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, (aiōnios g166)

10 φανερωθεισαν δε νυν δια της επιφανειας του σωτηρος ημων ιησου χριστου καταργησαντος μεν τον θανατον φωτισαντος δε ζωην και αφθαρσιαν δια του ευαγγελιου

but has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who by means of the Gospel destroyed the death and brought life and immortality to light;

11 εις ο ετεθην εγω κηρυξ και αποστολος και διδασκαλος εθνων

to this Gospel I was appointed as a proclaimer, an apostle and a teacher of nations.

12 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

That is why I am suffering these things, yet I am not ashamed because I know in whom I have believed and am certain that He is able to guard my deposit until that Day.

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

Hold fast the standard of sound teaching that you heard from me, through the faith and love in Christ Jesus.

14 την καλην παραθηκην φυλαξον δια πνευματος αγιου του ενοικουντος εν ημιν

Guard the good deposit by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

15 οιδας τουτο οτι απεστραφησαν με παντες οι εν τη ασια ων εστιν φυγελλος και ερμογενης

This you know, that all those in Asia have been turned away from me, including Phygellus and Hermogenes.

16 δωη ελεος ο κυριος τω ονησιφορου οικω οτι πολλακις με ανεψυξεν και την αλυσιν μου ουκ επαισχυνθη

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;

17 αλλα γενομενος εν ρωμη σπουδαιοτερον εζητησεν με και ευρεν

rather, when he arrived in Rome he searched diligently for me until he found me

18 δωη αυτω ο κυριος ευρειν ελεος παρα κυριου εν εκεινη τη ημερα και οσα εν εφεσω διηκονησεν βελτιον συ γινωσκεις

(may the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that Day); you also know very well in how many ways he served in Ephesus.