2 Timothy 1:1–7

GREETING

1 Paul,a an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will,b for the sake of the promise of lifec in Christ Jesus:

2 To Timothy, my dearly loved son.

Grace, mercy, and peaced from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

THANKSGIVING

3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear consciencee as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.f 4 Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I recall your sincere faithg that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Euniceh and now, I am convinced, is in you also.

6 Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.i 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear,j but one of power,A,k love,l and sound judgment.