2 Timothy 1:1–12

Greeting

1Paul, an apostle of ¹Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the ^apromise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

²To Timothy, a ^bbeloved son:

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

Timothy’s Faith and Heritage

³I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my ^cforefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, ⁴greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, ⁵when I call to remembrance ^dthe ²genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and ^eyour mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. ⁶Therefore I remind you ^fto stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ⁷For ^gGod has not given us a spirit of fear, ^hbut of power and of love and of a sound mind.

Not Ashamed of the Gospel

⁸ⁱTherefore do not be ashamed of ^jthe testimony of our Lord, nor of me ^kHis prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, ⁹who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, ^lnot according to our works, but ^maccording to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus ⁿbefore time began, ¹⁰but ^ohas now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, ^11pto which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher ³of the Gentiles. ¹²For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, ^qfor I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.