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2 Timothy 1:1–12

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Salutation

1:1From Paul,1 an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise2 of life in Christ Jesus, 1:2to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy

1:3I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did,3 when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.41:4As I remember your tears, I long to see you,5 so that I may be filled with joy. 1:5I recall6 your sincere faith7 that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure8 is in you.

1:6Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess9 through the laying on of my hands. 1:7For God did not give us a Spirit10 of fear but of power and love and self-control. 1:8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord11 or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by12 God’s power accept your share of suffering13 for the gospel. 1:9He is the one who saved us14 and called us with a holy calling, not based on15 our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,161:10but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He17 has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel! 1:11For this gospel18 I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.191:12Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do.20 But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set21 and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me22 until that day.23

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2 Timothy 1:7: for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
  2. 2 Grk “for the promise …” or possibly “in accordance with the promise …”
  3. 3 Grk “from my ancestors.”
  4. 4 Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you …”
  5. 5 Grk “longing to see you, remembering your tears” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  6. 6 Grk “recalling” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  7. 7 Grk “the sincere faith in you.”
  8. 8 Or “convinced.”
  9. 9 Grk “that is in you.”
  10. 10 Or “a spirit,” denoting the human personality under the Spirit’s influence as in 1 Cor 4:21; Gal 6:1; 1 Pet 3:4. But the reference to the Holy Spirit at the end of this section (1:14) makes it likely that it begins this way also, so that the Holy Spirit is the referent.
  11. 11 Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”
  12. 12 Or “according to.”
  13. 13 Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”
  14. 14 More literally, “who saved us,” as a description of God in v. 8. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
  15. 15 Or “according to,” or “by.”
  16. 16 Grk “before eternal times.”
  17. 17 Grk “having broken … and having brought …” (describing Christ). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here (and at the beginning of v. 11) in the translation.
  18. 18 Grk “for which.”
  19. 19 Most (א2 C D F G Ψ 1739 1881 𝔐 latt sy co) have ἐθνῶν (ethnōn, “of the Gentiles”) after “teacher.” The shorter reading has poorer external credentials (א* A I 1175 ), but is preferred because ἐθνῶν probably represents a gloss added by copyists familiar with 1 Tim 2:7. There is no easy explanation for the omission of the word if it were original here.
  20. 20 Grk “suffer these things.”
  21. 21 Or “in whom I have believed.”
  22. 22 What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.
  23. 23 That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9–10).

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