2 Timothy 1:13–2:7

13 1aRetain the bstandard of csound words dwhich you have heard from me, in the efaith and love which are in fChrist Jesus.

14 Guard, through the Holy Spirit who adwells in us, the 1btreasure which has been entrusted to you.

15 You are aware of the fact that all who are in 1aAsia bturned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

16 The Lord grant mercy to athe house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and bwas not ashamed of my 1cchains;

17 but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me—

18 the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on athat day—and you know very well what services he rendered at bEphesus.

Chapter 2

Be Strong

1 You therefore, my 1ason, bbe strong in the grace that is in cChrist Jesus.

2 The things awhich you have heard from me in the presence of bmany witnesses, centrust these to dfaithful men who will be eable to teach others also.

3 aSuffer hardship with me, as a good bsoldier of cChrist Jesus.

4 No soldier in active service aentangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

5 Also if anyone acompetes as an athlete, he 1does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.

6 aThe hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.

7 Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.