2 Timothy 1 (New American Standard Bible)

2 Timothy 1

Timothy Charged to Guard His Trust

 ¹Paul, ^(A)an apostle of ^(B)Christ Jesus ^(C)by the will of God, according to the promise of ^(D)life in Christ Jesus,

 ²To ^(E)Timothy, my beloved ^(F)son: ^(G)Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

 ^3(H)I thank God, whom I ^(I)serve with a ^(J)clear conscience the way my forefathers did, ^(K)as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day,

 ^4(L)longing to see you, ^(M)even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.

 ⁵For I am mindful of the ^(N)sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and ^(O)your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well.

 ⁶For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh ^(P)the gift of God which is in you through ^(Q)the laying on of my hands.

 ⁷For God has not given us a ^(R)spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.

 ⁸Therefore ^(S)do not be ashamed of the ^(T)testimony of our Lord or of me ^(U)His prisoner, but join with me in ^(V)suffering for the ^(W)gospel according to the power of God,

 ⁹who has ^(X)saved us and ^(Y)called us with a holy ^(Z)calling, ^(AA)not according to our works, but according to His own ^(AB)purpose and grace which was granted us in ^(AC)Christ Jesus from ^(AD)all eternity,

 ¹⁰but ^(AE)now has been revealed by the ^(AF)appearing of our Savior ^(AG)Christ Jesus, who ^(AH)abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

 ^11(AI)for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

 ¹²For this reason I also suffer these things, but ^(AJ)I am not ashamed; for I know ^(AK)whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to ^(AL)guard what I have entrusted to Him until ^(AM)that day.

 ^13(AN)Retain the ^(AO)standard of ^(AP)sound words ^(AQ)which you have heard from me, in the ^(AR)faith and love which are in ^(AS)Christ Jesus.

 ¹⁴Guard, through the Holy Spirit who ^(AT)dwells in us, the ^(AU)treasure which has been entrusted to you.

 ¹⁵You are aware of the fact that all who are in ^(AV)Asia ^(AW)turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

 ¹⁶The Lord grant mercy to ^(AX)the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and ^(AY)was not ashamed of my ^(AZ)chains;

 ¹⁷but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me--

 ¹⁸the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on ^(BA)that day--and you know very well what services he rendered at ^(BB)Ephesus.