2 Timothy 1:3-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Thanksgiving
3 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience(A) as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.(B) 4 Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy, 5 clearly recalling your sincere faith(C) that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice,(D) and that I am convinced is in you also.
6 Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze[a] the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.(E) 7 For God has not given us a spirit[b] of fearfulness,(F) but one of power,(G) love,(H) and sound judgment.
Not Ashamed of the Gospel
8 So don’t be ashamed(I) of the testimony about our Lord,(J) or of me His prisoner.(K) Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power(L) of God.
9 He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling,(M)
not according to our works,(N)
but according to His own purpose(O) and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.
Footnotes
- 2 Timothy 1:6 Or to rekindle
- 2 Timothy 1:7 Or us the Spirit
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