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2 Timotheus 1
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Ein standhafter Glaube, auch in Leid und Verfolgung (Kapitel 1,1–2,13)

Anschrift und Gruß

1 Diesen Brief schreibt Paulus, ein Apostel von Jesus Christus, durch Gott berufen. In Gottes Auftrag verkünde ich das Leben, wie es uns durch Jesus Christus geschenkt wird. 2 Ich grüße dich, lieber Timotheus. Du bist mir lieb wie ein eigener Sohn, und ich wünsche dir Gnade, Barmherzigkeit und Frieden von Gott, unserem Vater, und von Jesus Christus, unserem Herrn.

Gott hat uns viel gegeben

3 Immer wenn ich für dich bete, danke ich Gott. Ihm diene ich mit reinem Gewissen wie schon meine Vorfahren. Tag und Nacht denke ich an dich in meinen Gebeten. 4 Wenn ich mich an deine Abschiedstränen erinnere, dann sehne ich mich danach, wieder bei dir zu sein. Darüber würde ich mich von Herzen freuen. 5 Dankbar erinnere ich mich daran, wie aufrichtig du glaubst; genauso war es schon bei deiner Großmutter Lois und deiner Mutter Eunike. Ich bin überzeugt, dass dieser Glaube auch in dir lebt.

6 Darum bitte ich dich: Lass Gottes Gabe voll in dir wirksam werden. Du hast sie bekommen, als ich dir segnend die Hände auflegte. 7 Denn der Geist, den Gott uns gegeben hat, macht uns nicht zaghaft, sondern er erfüllt uns mit Kraft, Liebe und Besonnenheit.

Bekenntnis zu Christus auch im Leiden

8 Schäm dich also nicht, dich in aller Öffentlichkeit zu unserem Herrn Jesus Christus zu bekennen. Halte weiter zu mir, obwohl ich jetzt für ihn im Gefängnis bin. Sei auch du bereit, für die rettende Botschaft zu leiden. Gott wird dir die Kraft dazu geben. 9 Er hat uns gerettet und uns dazu berufen, ganz zu ihm zu gehören. Nicht etwa, weil wir das verdient hätten, sondern aus Gnade und freiem Entschluss. Denn schon vor allen Zeiten war es Gottes Plan, uns in seinem Sohn Jesus Christus seine erbarmende Liebe zu schenken. 10 Das ist jetzt Wirklichkeit geworden, denn unser Retter Jesus Christus ist gekommen. Und so lautet die rettende Botschaft: Er hat dem Tod die Macht genommen und das unvergängliche Leben ans Licht gebracht. 11 Diese Botschaft soll ich als Apostel und Lehrer bekannt machen.

12 Darum hat man mich auch ins Gefängnis geworfen. Aber ich schäme mich nicht dafür, denn ich weiß genau, an wen ich glaube. Ich bin ganz sicher, dass Christus mich und all das, was er mir anvertraut hat, bis zum Tag seines Kommens bewahren wird. 13 Halte dich an die unverfälschte Lehre unseres Glaubens, wie du sie von mir gehört hast, und gib sie entsprechend weiter. Lass dich dabei von dem Glauben und der Liebe leiten, die wir in Jesus Christus haben. 14 Bewahre diese kostbare Gabe, die dir anvertraut ist. Die Kraft dazu wird dir der Heilige Geist geben, der in uns wohnt.

Lob für einen treuen Mitarbeiter

15 Wie du weißt, haben mich alle Christen aus der Provinz Asia im Stich gelassen, auch Phygelus und Hermogenes. 16 Nur Onesiphorus nicht. Ich bitte den Herrn, dass er mit seiner Familie barmherzig ist. Denn Onesiphorus hat mir immer wieder geholfen. Er hielt treu zu mir, obwohl ich im Gefängnis war. 17 Sobald er nach Rom kam, ließ er nichts unversucht, bis er mich fand. 18 Der Herr möge ihm am Tag des Gerichts sein Erbarmen schenken. Gerade du weißt ja, wie viel er auch in Ephesus für mich getan hat.

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2 Timothy 1
New English Translation

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] 10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He[q] has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel! 11 For this gospel[r] I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.[s] 12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do.[t] But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set[u] and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me[v] until that day.[w] 13 Hold to the standard[x] of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.[y] 14 Protect that good thing[z] entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia[aa] deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment.[ab] 17 But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me. 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day![ac] And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.[ad]

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.”
  17. 2 Timothy 1:10 tn Grk “having broken…and having brought…” (describing Christ). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here (and at the beginning of v. 11) in the translation.
  18. 2 Timothy 1:11 tn Grk “for which.”
  19. 2 Timothy 1:11 tc Most mss (א2 C D F G Ψ 1241 1505 1739 1881 M al latt sy co) have ἐθνῶν (ethnōn, “of the Gentiles”) after “teacher” (διδάσκαλος [didaskalos ]). The shorter reading has poorer external credentials (א* A I 1175), though codex 33 has a reading apparently generated from διδάσκαλος alone (διάκονος (diakonos, “servant”]). The “teacher” without adjunct is preferred both because ἐθνῶν probably represents a gloss added by scribes familiar with 1 Tim 2:7 and because there is no easy explanation for the omission of ἐθνῶν if it were original here.
  20. 2 Timothy 1:12 tn Grk “suffer these things.”
  21. 2 Timothy 1:12 tn Or “in whom I have believed.”
  22. 2 Timothy 1:12 sn What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.
  23. 2 Timothy 1:12 sn That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).
  24. 2 Timothy 1:13 tn Or “pattern.”
  25. 2 Timothy 1:13 tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”sn With the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This describes the manner in which Timothy must hold to the standard (similar to Paul’s call for him to give attention to his life and his teaching in 1 Tim 4:11-16).
  26. 2 Timothy 1:14 sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).
  27. 2 Timothy 1:15 tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia. The Roman province of Asia made up about one-third of modern Asia Minor and was on the western side of it. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.
  28. 2 Timothy 1:16 tn Grk “my chain.”
  29. 2 Timothy 1:18 sn That day is a reference to the day when Onesiphorus (v. 16) stands before Christ to give account for his service (cf. v. 12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).
  30. 2 Timothy 1:18 tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”
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