2 Timothy 1–4

1^*Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ ^aby the will of God, according to ^bthe promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, ^2cTo Timothy, ^dmy dearly beloved son: ^cGrace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

^3eI thank God, ^fwhom I serve ^gfrom my forefathers with ^hpure conscience, that ⁱwithout ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers ^knight and day; ^4lGreatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of ^mthy tears, that I may be filled with joy; ⁵When I call to ⁿremembrance ^othe unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and ^pthy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. ⁶Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou ^qstir up ^rthe gift of God, ^swhich is in thee ^tby the putting on of my hands. ⁷For God hath not given us ^uthe spirit of fear; but ^vof power, and of love, and ^wof a sound mind. ^8xBe not thou therefore ashamed of ^ythe testimony of our Lord, nor of me ^zhis prisoner: but ^abe thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; ^9bWho hath saved us, and ^ccalled us with ^dan holy calling, ^enot according to our works, but ^faccording to his own purpose and ^ggrace, which was given us in Christ Jesus ^hbefore the world began, ¹⁰But ⁱis now made manifest by ^jthe appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, ^kwho hath ^labolished death, and hath brought life and ^mimmortality to light through the gospel: ¹¹ⁿWhereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. ^12oFor the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless ^pI am not ashamed: ^qfor I know whom I have ^||believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep ^rthat which I have committed unto him against ^sthat day. ^13tHold fast ^uthe form of ^vsound words, ^wwhich thou hast heard of me, in ^xfaith and ^xlove which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴That good ^rthing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost ^ywhich dwelleth in us. ¹⁵This thou knowest, that ^zall they which are in Asia ^abe turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. ^16bThe Lord give mercy unto ^cthe house of Onesiphorus; for he oft ^drefreshed me, and ^ewas not ashamed of ^fmy chain: ¹⁷But, when he was in Rome, ^ghe sought me out ^hvery diligently, and found me. ^18bThe Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in ⁱthat day: and in how many things he ^kministered unto me at ^lEphesus, thou knowest ^mvery well.

2Thou therefore, ^amy son, ^bbe strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ²And the things ^cthat thou hast heard of me ^||among many witnesses, the same ^decommit thou to ^ffaithful men, who shall be ^gable to teach others also. ³Thou therefore ^hendure hardness, as ⁱa good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴No ^jman that warreth ^kentangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. ⁵And ^lif a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not ^llcrowned, except he strive lawfully. ^6m||The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. ⁷Consider what I say; and ^mmthe Lord give thee understanding in all things. ⁸Remember that Jesus Christ ⁿof the seed of David ⁿⁿwas raised from the dead ^oaccording to my gospel: ^9pWherein ^hI suffer trouble, as an evil doer, ^qeven unto bonds; but ^rthe word of God is not bound. ¹⁰Therefore I endure all things ^sfor ^tthe elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain ^uthe salvation which is in Christ Jesus with ^veternal glory. ^11wIt is a faithful saying: For if ^xwe be dead with him, we shall also live with him: ^12yIf we suffer, we shall also ^zreign with him: ^aif we deny him, he also will deny us: ^13bIf we believe not, yet ^che abideth faithful: ^dhe cannot deny himself.

¹⁴Of these things ^eput them in remembrance, ^fcharging them before the Lord that they ^gstrive not about words ^hto no profit, but to the ⁱsubverting of the hearers. ¹⁵Study to shew thyself ^japproved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ¹⁶But ^kshun ^lprofane and vain babblings: for they will ^mincrease unto more ungodliness. ¹⁷And their word will eat as doth a ^||canker: of whom is ⁿHymenaeus and Philetus; ¹⁸Who concerning the truth ^ohave erred, ^psaying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. ¹⁹Nevertheless ^qthe foundation of God standeth ^||sure, ^qqhaving this seal, ^rThe Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ ^sdepart from iniquity. ²⁰But ^tin a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and ^uof earth; and ^vsome to honour, and some to dishonour. ²¹If ^wa man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a ^xvessel unto honour, sanctified, and ^xmeet for the master’s use, and ^yprepared unto every ^zgood work. ^22aFlee also ^byouthful lusts: but ^afollow righteousness, ^afaith, ^acharity, ^cpeace, with ^dthem that call on the Lord ^eout of a pure heart. ²³But foolish and unlearned ^fquestions ^gavoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. ²⁴And ^hthe servant of the Lord must not strive; but be ⁱgentle unto all men, ^kapt to teach, ^||lpatient, ^25mIn meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; ⁿif God peradventure will give them repentance ^oto the acknowledging of the truth; ²⁶And that they may ^†recover themselves out ^pof the snare of the devil, who are ^†taken captive by him at his will.

3This know also, that ^ain the last days perilous times shall come. ²For men shall be ^blovers of their own selves, ^ccovetous, ^dboasters, ^deproud, ^fblasphemers, ^ddisobedient to parents, ^gunthankful, ^hunholy, ³ⁱWithout natural affection, ⁱtrucebreakers, ^||false accusers, ^kincontinent, fierce, ^ldespisers of those that are good, ^4mTraitors, ⁿheady, ^ohighminded, ^plovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; ^5qHaving a ^rform of godliness, but ^sdenying the power thereof: ^tfrom such turn away. ⁶For of this sort are they ^ttwhich creep into houses, and lead captive silly women ^uladen with sins, led away with ^udivers lusts, ⁷Ever learning, and never able ^vto come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁸Now ^was Jannes and Jambres ^xwithstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: ^ymen of corrupt minds, ^||reprobate concerning the faith. ⁹But they shall ^zproceed no further: for their ^afolly ^bshall be manifest unto all men, ^cas theirs also was. ¹⁰But ^||dthou hast fully known my ^edoctrine, ^fmanner of life, ^gpurpose, ^hfaith, longsuffering, ^hcharity, ^hpatience, ¹¹ⁱPersecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at ^kAntioch, at ^lIconium, at ^mLystra; what ⁱpersecutions I endured: but ⁿout of them all the Lord ^odelivered me. ¹²Yea, and ^pall that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. ¹³But evil men and seducers shall ^qwax worse and worse, deceiving, and ^qqbeing deceived. ¹⁴But ^rcontinue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; ¹⁵And that ^sfrom a child ^tthou hast known ^uthe holy ^vscriptures, ^wwhich are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. ^16xAll scripture is given by inspiration of God, and ^yis profitable for ^ydoctrine, for ^zreproof, for ^acorrection, for instruction in righteousness: ¹⁷That ^bthe man of God may be perfect, ^||throughly furnished ^cunto all ^dgood works.

4^aI charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, ^bwho shall judge the quick and the dead at ^chis appearing and his kingdom; ²Preach the word; be instant ^din season, ^eout of season; ^freprove, ^grebuke, ^hexhort with all ⁱlongsuffering and doctrine. ³For ^jthe time will come when they will not ^kendure ^lsound doctrine; but ^mafter their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; ⁴And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and ⁿshall be turned unto ^ofables. ⁵But ^pwatch thou in all things, ^qendure afflictions, do the work of ^ran evangelist, ^||smake full proof of thy ministry. ⁶For I am now ^tready to be offered, and the time of my ^udeparture is at hand. ^7vI have fought a good fight, I have ^wfinished my course, I have kept the faith: ^8xHenceforth there ^yis laid up for me ^za crown of righteousness, which the Lord, ^zzthe righteous judge, shall give me at ^athat day: and not to me only, but unto all ^aathem also that love ^bhis appearing.

^9cDo thy diligence to come shortly unto me: ¹⁰For ^dDemas hath forsaken me, ^ehaving loved ^fthis present world, and is departed unto ^gThessalonica; Crescens to ^hGalatia, ⁱTitus unto Dalmatia. ^11kOnly ^dLuke is with me. Take ^lMark, and bring him with thee: for he is ^mprofitable to me for the ministry. ¹²And ⁿTychicus have I sent to ^oEphesus. ¹³The cloke that I left at ^pTroas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. ^14qAlexander ^rthe coppersmith did me much evil: ^sthe Lord reward him according to his works: ¹⁵Of whom ^tbe thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood ^||our words. ¹⁶At my first ^uanswer no man stood with me, ^kbut all men forsook me: I pray God ^vthat it may not be laid to their charge. ¹⁷Notwithstanding ^wthe Lord stood with me, and ^xstrengthened me; ^ythat by me the preaching might be ^zfully known, and that ^aall the Gentiles might hear: and I ^bwas delivered ^cout of the mouth of the lion. ¹⁸And ^dthe Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: ^eto whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹Salute ^fPrisca and ^fAquila, and ^gthe household of Onesiphorus. ^20hErastus abode at ⁱCorinth: but ^kTrophimus have I left at ^lMiletum sick. ^21mDo thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. ²²ⁿThe Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. ^oGrace be with you. Amen.

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