1 Timothy 6:11 - 2 Timothy 1:18

English Standard Version

Fight the Good Fight of Faith

¹¹But as for you, ^(A)O man of God, ^(B)flee these things. ^(C)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. ¹²^(D)Fight the good fight of the faith. ^(E)Take hold of the eternal life ^(F)to which you were called and about which you made ^(G)the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. ¹³^(H)I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, ^(I)who in his testimony before^[a] Pontius Pilate made ^(J)the good confession, ¹⁴to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until ^(K)the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵which he will display ^(L)at the proper time—he who is ^(M)the blessed and only Sovereign, ^(N)the King of kings and Lord of lords, ¹⁶^(O)who alone has immortality, ^(P)who dwells in ^(Q)unapproachable light, ^(R)whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

¹⁷As for the rich in ^(S)this present age, charge them ^(T)not to be haughty, nor ^(U)to set their hopes on ^(V)the uncertainty of riches, but on God, ^(W)who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. ¹⁸They are to do good, ^(X)to be rich in good works, to be generous and ^(Y)ready to share, ¹⁹thus ^(Z)storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may ^(AA)take hold of ^(AB)that which is truly life.

²⁰O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. ^(AC)Avoid the ^(AD)irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” ²¹for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.

^(AE)Grace be with you.^[b]

Greeting

1 Paul, ^(AF)an apostle of Christ Jesus ^(AG)by the will of God according to ^(AH)the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,

²To Timothy, ^(AI)my beloved child:

^(AJ)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You

³^(AK)I thank God ^(AL)whom I serve, as did my ancestors, ^(AM)with a clear conscience, as I remember you ^(AN)constantly in my prayers night and day. ⁴^(AO)As I remember your tears, ^(AP)I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. ⁵I am reminded of ^(AQ)your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and ^(AR)your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. ⁶For this reason I remind you ^(AS)to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, ⁷for God gave us ^(AT)a spirit not of fear but ^(AU)of power and love and self-control.

⁸Therefore ^(AV)do not be ashamed of ^(AW)the testimony about our Lord, nor of ^(AX)me his prisoner, but ^(AY)share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, ⁹^(AZ)who saved us and ^(BA)called us to^[c] a holy calling, ^(BB)not because of our works but because of ^(BC)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus ^(BD)before the ages began,^[d] ¹⁰and which now has ^(BE)been manifested through ^(BF)the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, ^(BG)who abolished death and ^(BH)brought life and ^(BI)immortality to light through the gospel, ¹¹^(BJ)for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, ¹²^(BK)which is why I suffer as I do. But ^(BL)I am not ashamed, for ^(BM)I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until ^(BN)that day ^(BO)what has been entrusted to me.^[e] ¹³^(BP)Follow ^(BQ)the pattern of ^(BR)the sound^[f] words ^(BS)that you have heard from me, in ^(BT)the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴By the Holy Spirit ^(BU)who dwells within us, guard ^(BV)the good deposit entrusted to you.

¹⁵You are aware that ^(BW)all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. ¹⁶May the Lord grant mercy to ^(BX)the household of Onesiphorus, for he often ^(BY)refreshed me and was not ashamed of ^(BZ)my chains, ¹⁷but when he arrived in Rome ^(CA)he searched for me earnestly and found me— ¹⁸may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on ^(CB)that day!—and you well know all the service he ^(CC)rendered at Ephesus.