2 Timoteo 1
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Saludos
1 1-2 Querido hijo[a] Timoteo:
Te envío mis saludos, y de todo corazón les pido a Dios Padre y a Jesucristo nuestro Señor que te llenen de amor, te ayuden en todo, y te den su paz.
Como te dije antes, soy apóstol de Cristo. Dios me envió a comunicar su mensaje, y me prometió la vida eterna por medio de Cristo Jesús.
Oración de agradecimiento
3 Mis familiares y yo hemos servido a Dios, y nadie puede acusarnos de nada malo. Siempre que oro, ya sea de día o de noche, te recuerdo y doy gracias a Dios por ti. 4 Cada vez que me acuerdo de cómo lloraste y te pusiste triste, me dan más ganas de verte. ¡Cómo me alegraría eso! 5 Tu abuela Loida y tu madre Eunice confiaron sinceramente en Dios; y cuando me acuerdo de ti, me siento seguro de que también tú tienes esa misma confianza.
No hay que avergonzarse
6 Por eso te recomiendo que no dejes de usar esa capacidad especial que Dios te dio cuando puse mis manos sobre tu cabeza.[b] 7 Porque el Espíritu de Dios no nos hace cobardes. Al contrario, nos da poder para amar a los demás, y nos fortalece para que podamos vivir una buena vida cristiana.
8 Por lo tanto, no te avergüences de hablar bien de nuestro Señor Jesús. Tampoco te avergüences de mí, que estoy preso por servir a Jesucristo. Al contrario, tienes que estar dispuesto a sufrir por anunciar la buena noticia. ¡Ya Dios te dará las fuerzas necesarias para soportar el sufrimiento!
9 Dios nos salvó y nos eligió para que seamos parte de su pueblo santo. No hicimos nada para merecerlo, sino que Dios, por su gran amor, así lo planeó. Dios ya nos amaba desde antes de crear el mundo, pues desde entonces pertenecíamos a Cristo Jesús. 10 Dios nos mostró ese gran amor por medio de lo que Jesucristo nuestro Salvador hizo por nosotros. Porque él destruyó a la muerte y, por medio de la buena noticia, nos ha dado la vida eterna.
11 Dios me nombró apóstol para anunciar y enseñar a las naciones la buena noticia. 12 Por eso mismo estoy sufriendo ahora. Pero no me avergüenzo de lo que me pasa, porque yo sé bien en quién he puesto mi confianza. Estoy seguro de que él tiene poder para hacer que la buena noticia se siga anunciando hasta que llegue el fin del mundo. 13 Las enseñanzas que te he dado son un buen ejemplo de lo que debes hacer. No dejes de confiar en Dios y en el amor que tenemos por estar unidos a Jesucristo. 14 No permitas que nadie contradiga la buena enseñanza que recibiste. Dios te ha encargado ese trabajo, y el Espíritu Santo te ayudará a hacerlo.
15 Seguramente ya sabes que todos los cristianos de la provincia de Asia me abandonaron. ¡Hasta Figelo y Hermógenes me dejaron solo!
16 Le pido a Dios que sea bueno con la familia de Onesíforo y la ayude. Él me animó muchas veces, y no se avergonzó de que yo estuviera en la cárcel. 17 Al contrario, tan pronto llegó a Roma, me buscó por todas partes, hasta que me encontró. 18 Espero que el Señor Jesús lo trate con bondad el día en que Dios juzgará a todo el mundo. Como sabes, Onesíforo nos fue de gran ayuda en la ciudad de Éfeso.
Footnotes
- 2 Timoteo 1:1 Querido hijo: Pablo quería a Timoteo como si fuera su propio hijo. Véase 1 Timoteo 1.1-2.
- 2 Timoteo 1:6 Puse mis manos sobre tu cabeza: Cuando una persona era nombrada como líder de la iglesia, o elegida para hacer un trabajo especial para Dios, otro líder o varios de ellos ponían sus manos sobre la cabeza de la persona escogida y oraban pidiendo la bendición de Dios.
2 Timothy 1
Expanded Bible
1 From Paul, an ·apostle [messenger] of Christ Jesus by the will of God. ·God sent me to tell about [L …according to] the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus.
2 To Timothy [Acts 16:1–5; 1 Cor. 16:10–11; Phil. 2:19–24], a ·dear [beloved] child to me [1 Tim. 1:2]:
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Encouragement for Timothy
3 I thank God as I always ·mention [remember] you in my prayers, day and night. I serve him, ·doing what I know is right [with a clear conscience] as my ancestors did. 4 Remembering your tears [C probably at Paul’s departure], I ·want very much [long] to see you so I can be filled with joy. 5 I remember your ·true [sincere] faith. That faith first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I ·know [am sure/persuaded] you now have that same faith. 6 This is why I remind you to ·keep using [rekindle; fan into flames] the gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you [C a way of dedicating someone to Christian service; 1 Tim. 4:14]. 7 [L For] God did not give us ·a spirit [or the Spirit] that makes us ·afraid [timid] but ·a spirit [or the Spirit] of power and love and ·self-control [self-discipline; or good judgment].
8 So do not be ashamed to ·tell people [testify; bear witness] about our Lord, and do not be ashamed of me, ·in prison for the Lord [L his prisoner; C Paul was in prison in Rome for a second time and would soon be executed]. But suffer with me for the ·Good News [Gospel]. God, who gives us the strength to do that, 9 saved us and ·made us his holy people [L called us to a holy calling]. That was not because of anything we did ourselves but because of ·God’s [L his own] purpose and grace. That grace was given to us through Christ Jesus before ·time began [L eternal times], 10 but it is now ·shown [revealed; manifested] to us by the ·coming [appearing; manifestation] of our Savior Christ Jesus. He ·destroyed [broke the power of; abolished] death, and through the ·Good News [Gospel] he ·showed us the way to have [L illuminated; brought to light] ·life that cannot be destroyed [immortal life; L life and immortality]. 11 I was ·chosen [appointed] ·to tell that Good News [L a preacher/herald] and to be an apostle and a teacher. 12 I am suffering now ·because I tell the Good News [L for this reason], but I am not ashamed, because I know the One in whom I have ·believed [put my trust/faith]. And I am ·sure [convinced; confident] he is able to ·protect [guard; keep safe] what ·he has trusted me with [or I have entrusted with him; L my deposit/entrustment] until that day [C the final day of judgment and reward]. 13 ·Follow the pattern [or Hold to the standard/norm] of true teachings that you heard from me ·in [or accompanied by the] faith and love, which are ·available in [L in] Christ Jesus. 14 ·Protect [Guard] the ·truth that you were given [L the good deposit entrusted to you]; ·protect [guard] it ·with the help of [by the power of; L through; by] the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
15 You know that everyone in Asia [C a Roman province in present-day western Turkey] has left me, even Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord show ·mercy [kindness] to the family of Onesiphorus [4:20; C the reference to the “family” rather than the man may indicate that Onesiphorus has since died], who has often ·helped [encouraged; refreshed] me and was not ashamed ·that I was in prison [L of my chains]. 17 When he came to Rome, he ·looked eagerly [searched diligently] for me until he found me. 18 May the Lord ·allow him to find [grant/give him] mercy from the Lord on that day [C the final day of judgment and reward]. You know very well how many ways he ·helped [served] me in Ephesus [C a major port city in the Roman province of Asia, present-day western Turkey; Acts 19].
2 Timothy 1
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul, an apostle of [a]Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the (A)promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, a (B)beloved son:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Timothy’s Faith and Heritage
3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my (C)forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, 4 greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, 5 when I call to remembrance (D)the [b]genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (E)your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. 6 Therefore I remind you (F)to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For (G)God has not given us a spirit of fear, (H)but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Not Ashamed of the Gospel
8 (I)Therefore do not be ashamed of (J)the testimony of our Lord, nor of me (K)His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, (L)not according to our works, but (M)according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus (N)before time began, 10 but (O)has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11 (P)to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher [c]of the Gentiles. 12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, (Q)for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
Be Loyal to the Faith
13 (R)Hold fast (S)the pattern of (T)sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
15 This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 16 The Lord grant mercy to the (U)household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. 18 The Lord (V)grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord (W)in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he (X)ministered [d]to me at Ephesus.
Footnotes
- 2 Timothy 1:1 NU, M Christ Jesus
- 2 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical
- 2 Timothy 1:11 NU omits of the Gentiles
- 2 Timothy 1:18 to me from Vg., a few Gr. mss.
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