2 Timothy 1 — AAB

Paul’s Greeting to Timothy

1Verse 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,^{Verse 2}To Timothy, my beloved child:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Faithfulness under Persecution

^{Verse 3}I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.^{Verse 4}Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.^{Verse 5}I 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.^{Verse 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.^{Verse 7}For God has not given us a spirit of fear,⁺but of power, love, and self-control.^{Verse 8}So 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.^{Verse 9}He 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.^{+Verse 10}And 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,^{Verse 11}to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.^{Verse 12}For 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

^{Verse 13}Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching⁺you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.^{Verse 14}Guard the treasure entrusted to you,⁺with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.^{Verse 15}You know that everyone in the Province of Asia⁺has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.^{Verse 16}May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.^{Verse 17}Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.^{Verse 18}May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.