2Timothy


1:1   Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the
promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,  
1:2   To Timothy, my dear son:   Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father
and Christ Jesus our Lord.  
1:3   I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear
conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 
1:4  Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with
joy. 
1:5  I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your
grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in
you also. 
1:6  For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which
is in you through the laying on of my hands. 
1:7  For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of
love and of self-discipline. 
1:8   So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his
prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God,

1:9  who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything
we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given
us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 
1:10  but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior,
Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality
to light through the gospel. 
1:11  And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a
teacher. 
1:12  That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I
know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I
have entrusted to him for that day. 
1:13   What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with
faith and love in Christ Jesus. 
1:14  Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the
help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. 
1:15   You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me,
including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 
1:16   May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he
often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. 
1:17  On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he
found me. 
1:18  May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day!
You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus. 

2:1   You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 
2:2  And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses
entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others. 
2:3  Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 
2:4  No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs--he wants
to please his commanding officer. 
2:5  Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the
victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. 
2:6  The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the
crops. 
2:7  Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into
all this. 
2:8   Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, descended from David.
This is my gospel, 
2:9  for which I am suffering even to the point of being chained like a
criminal. But God's word is not chained. 
2:10  Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too
may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. 
2:11   Here is a trustworthy saying: 
          If we died with him, 
          we will also live with him; 
2:12      if we endure, 
          we will also reign with him. 
          If we disown him, 
          he will also disown us; 
2:13      if we are faithless, 
          he will remain faithful, 
          for he cannot disown himself. 
2:14   Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against
quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen. 
2:15  Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who
does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. 
2:16  Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become
more and more ungodly. 
2:17  Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and
Philetus, 
2:18  who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection
has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some. 
2:19  Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this
inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his," {[19] Num. 16:5 (see
Septuagint)} and, "Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn
away from wickedness." 
2:20   In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but
also of wood and clay; some are for noble purposes and some for ignoble. 
2:21  If a man cleanses himself from the latter, he will be an instrument
for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any
good work. 
2:22   Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love
and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 
2:23  Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because
you know they produce quarrels. 
2:24  And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to
everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 
2:25  Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God
will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 
2:26  and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of
the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will. 

3:1   But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 
3:2  People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud,
abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 
3:3  without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal,
not lovers of the good, 
3:4  treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of
God-- 
3:5  having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do
with them. 
3:6   They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over
weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds
of evil desires, 
3:7  always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth. 
3:8  Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the
truth--men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are
rejected. 
3:9  But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men,
their folly will be clear to everyone. 
3:10   You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose,
faith, patience, love, endurance, 
3:11  persecutions, sufferings--what kinds of things happened to me in
Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord
rescued me from all of them. 
3:12  In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will
be persecuted, 
3:13  while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and
being deceived. 
3:14  But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become
convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 
3:15  and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are
able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 
3:16  All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in righteousness, 
3:17  so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.


4:1   In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living
and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this
charge: 
4:2  Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct,
rebuke and encourage--with great patience and careful instruction. 
4:3  For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine.
Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great
number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. 
4:4  They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. 
4:5  But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work
of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry. 
4:6   For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time
has come for my departure. 
4:7  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the
faith. 
4:8  Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me,
but also to all who have longed for his appearing. 
4:9   Do your best to come to me quickly, 
4:10  for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone
to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. 
4:11  Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is
helpful to me in my ministry. 
4:12  I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 
4:13  When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and
my scrolls, especially the parchments. 
4:14   Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will
repay him for what he has done. 
4:15  You too should be on your guard against him, because he strongly
opposed our message. 
4:16   At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted
me. May it not be held against them. 
4:17  But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me
the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it.
And I was delivered from the lion's mouth. 
4:18  The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me
safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.  
4:19   Greet Priscilla {[19] Greek <Prisca>, a variant of <Priscilla>} and
Aquila and the household of Onesiphorus. 
4:20  Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick in Miletus. 
4:21  Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus greets you, and so do
Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers. 
4:22   The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you. 
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