2 Timothy · Chapter 1
2 Timothy 1
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Paul’s Greeting to Timothy
(1 Timothy 1:1–2)
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
2To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Faithfulness under Persecution
(Matthew 10:16–25)
3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
4Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.*
8So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.*
10And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
11to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.*
Holding to Sound Teaching
13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.*
14Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.*
15You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.*
16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
17Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.
18May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
Source notes
Old Testament references
References from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Text from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 126:5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.
Isaiah 61:3to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
Jeremiah 31:13Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.
Psalms 77:6At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:
Psalms 17:1Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
Psalms 18:44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
Psalms 81:15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
Jeremiah 3:10Yet in spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the LORD.
Psalms 22:10From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
Psalms 86:16Turn to me and have mercy; grant Your strength to Your servant; save the son of Your maidservant.
Psalms 116:16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.