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2 Timothy 1:1-9
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Salutation

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

Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy

3 I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did,[c] when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.[d] 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you,[e] so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I recall[f] your sincere faith[g] that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure[h] is in you.

6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess[i] through the laying on of my hands. 7 For God did not give us a Spirit[j] of fear but of power and love and self-control. 8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord[k] or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by[l] God’s power accept your share of suffering[m] for the gospel. 9 He is the one who saved us[n] and called us with a holy calling, not based on[o] our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,[p]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 1:1 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
  2. 2 Timothy 1:1 tn Grk “for the promise…” or possibly “in accordance with the promise…”
  3. 2 Timothy 1:3 tn Grk “from my ancestors.”
  4. 2 Timothy 1:3 tn Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you…”
  5. 2 Timothy 1:4 tn 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. 2 Timothy 1:5 tn 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. 2 Timothy 1:5 tn Grk “the sincere faith in you.”
  8. 2 Timothy 1:5 tn Or “convinced.”
  9. 2 Timothy 1:6 tn Grk “that is in you.”
  10. 2 Timothy 1:7 tn 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. 2 Timothy 1:8 tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”
  12. 2 Timothy 1:8 tn Or “according to.”
  13. 2 Timothy 1:8 tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”
  14. 2 Timothy 1:9 tn 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. 2 Timothy 1:9 tn Or “according to,” or “by.”
  16. 2 Timothy 1:9 tn Grk “before eternal times.”
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