2 Timothy 1:3–14

⁴I remember your tears and want to see you so that I can be filled with happiness. ⁵I’m reminded of how sincere your faith is. That faith first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. I’m convinced that it also lives in you. 

Paul’s Advice for Timothy

⁶You received a gift from God when I placed my hands on you ⸤to ordain you⸥. Now I’m reminding you to fan that gift into flames. ⁷God didn’t give us a cowardly spirit but a spirit of power, love, and good judgment. ⁸So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord or be ashamed of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God’s power, join me in suffering for the sake of the Good News. ⁹God saved us and called us to be holy, not because of what we had done, but because of his own plan and kindness.^bBefore the world began, God planned that Christ Jesus would show us God’s kindness. ¹⁰Now with the coming of our Savior Christ Jesus, he has revealed it. Christ has destroyed death, and through the Good News he has brought eternal life into full view. ¹¹I was appointed to be a messenger of this Good News, an apostle, and a teacher. 

¹²For this reason I suffer as I do. However, I’m not ashamed. I know whom I trust. I’m convinced that he is able to protect what he had entrusted to me until that day. 

¹³With faith and love for Christ Jesus, consider what you heard me say to be the pattern of accurate teachings. ¹⁴With the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us, protect the Good News that has been entrusted to you.