2 Timoteo 1
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Indirizzo e ringraziamento
1 Paolo, apostolo di Cristo Gesù per volontà di Dio, per annunziare la promessa della vita in Cristo Gesù, 2 al diletto figlio Timòteo: grazia, misericordia e pace da parte di Dio Padre e di Cristo Gesù Signore nostro.
3 Ringrazio Dio, che io servo con coscienza pura come i miei antenati, ricordandomi sempre di te nelle mie preghiere, notte e giorno; 4 mi tornano alla mente le tue lacrime e sento la nostalgia di rivederti per essere pieno di gioia. 5 Mi ricordo infatti della tua fede schietta, fede che fu prima nella tua nonna Lòide, poi in tua madre Eunìce e ora, ne sono certo, anche in te.
Le grazie ricevute da Timoteo
6 Per questo motivo ti ricordo di ravvivare il dono di Dio che è in te per l'imposizione delle mie mani. 7 Dio infatti non ci ha dato uno Spirito di timidezza, ma di forza, di amore e di saggezza. 8 Non vergognarti dunque della testimonianza da rendere al Signore nostro, né di me, che sono in carcere per lui; ma soffri anche tu insieme con me per il vangelo, aiutato dalla forza di Dio. 9 Egli infatti ci ha salvati e ci ha chiamati con una vocazione santa, non gia in base alle nostre opere, ma secondo il suo proposito e la sua grazia; grazia che ci è stata data in Cristo Gesù fin dall'eternità, 10 ma è stata rivelata solo ora con l'apparizione del salvatore nostro Cristo Gesù, che ha vinto la morte e ha fatto risplendere la vita e l'immortalità per mezzo del vangelo, 11 del quale io sono stato costituito araldo, apostolo e maestro.
12 E' questa la causa dei mali che soffro, ma non me ne vergogno: so infatti a chi ho creduto e son convinto che egli è capace di conservare il mio deposito fino a quel giorno. 13 Prendi come modello le sane parole che hai udito da me, con la fede e la carità che sono in Cristo Gesù. 14 Custodisci il buon deposito con l'aiuto dello Spirito santo che abita in noi.
15 Tu sai che tutti quelli dell'Asia, tra i quali Fìgelo ed Ermègene, mi hanno abbandonato. 16 Il Signore conceda misericordia alla famiglia di Onesìforo, perché egli mi ha più volte confortato e non s'è vergognato delle mie catene; 17 anzi, venuto a Roma, mi ha cercato con premura, finché mi ha trovato. 18 Gli conceda il Signore di trovare misericordia presso Dio in quel giorno. E quanti servizi egli ha reso in Efeso, lo sai meglio di me.
2 Timothy 1
New International Version
1 Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,(C)
2 To Timothy,(D) my dear son:(E)
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(F)
Thanksgiving
3 I thank God,(G) whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience,(H) as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.(I) 4 Recalling your tears,(J) I long to see you,(K) so that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of your sincere faith,(L) which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice(M) and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.
Appeal for Loyalty to Paul and the Gospel
6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.(N) 7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid,(O) but gives us power,(P) love and self-discipline. 8 So do not be ashamed(Q) of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner.(R) Rather, join with me in suffering for the gospel,(S) by the power of God. 9 He has saved(T) us and called(U) us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done(V) but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed(W) through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus,(X) who has destroyed death(Y) and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 11 And of this gospel(Z) I was appointed(AA) a herald and an apostle and a teacher.(AB) 12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame,(AC) because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard(AD) what I have entrusted to him until that day.(AE)
13 What you heard from me,(AF) keep(AG) as the pattern(AH) of sound teaching,(AI) with faith and love in Christ Jesus.(AJ) 14 Guard(AK) the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.(AL)
Examples of Disloyalty and Loyalty
15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia(AM) has deserted me,(AN) including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus,(AO) because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed(AP) of my chains.(AQ) 17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day!(AR) You know very well in how many ways he helped me(AS) in Ephesus.(AT)
2 Timothy 1
New Living Translation
Greetings from Paul
1 This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus. I have been sent out to tell others about the life he has promised through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 I am writing to Timothy, my dear son.
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
Encouragement to Be Faithful
3 Timothy, I thank God for you—the God I serve with a clear conscience, just as my ancestors did. Night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers. 4 I long to see you again, for I remember your tears as we parted. And I will be filled with joy when we are together again.
5 I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you. 6 This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
8 So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord. And don’t be ashamed of me, either, even though I’m in prison for him. With the strength God gives you, be ready to suffer with me for the sake of the Good News. 9 For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. 10 And now he has made all of this plain to us by the appearing of Christ Jesus, our Savior. He broke the power of death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the Good News. 11 And God chose me to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of this Good News.
12 That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him[a] until the day of his return.
13 Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus. 14 Through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, carefully guard the precious truth that has been entrusted to you.
15 As you know, everyone from the province of Asia has deserted me—even Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16 May the Lord show special kindness to Onesiphorus and all his family because he often visited and encouraged me. He was never ashamed of me because I was in chains. 17 When he came to Rome, he searched everywhere until he found me. 18 May the Lord show him special kindness on the day of Christ’s return. And you know very well how helpful he was in Ephesus.
Footnotes
- 1:12 Or what has been entrusted to me.
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