2 Timoteus 1
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Indledende hilsen
1 Dette brev er fra Paulus, som efter Guds vilje er blevet apostel i tjenesten for Jesus Kristus. Min livsmission er at forkynde om det evige liv, som Gud har lovet dem, der tror på Jesus Kristus.
2 Kære Timoteus, min elskede søn i troen. Må du opleve barmhjertighed, nåde og fred fra Gud, vores Far, og Jesus Kristus, vores Herre.
Paulus udtrykker sin taknemmelighed for Timoteus
3 Jeg takker Gud for dig, hver gang jeg tænker på dig, om det så er dag eller nat, den Gud, som jeg tjener med en ren samvittighed, og som min familie har tjent gennem mange generationer.[a] 4 Jeg glæder mig til at mødes med dig igen, for jeg husker dine tårer, da vi sidst sagde farvel til hinanden.
5 Jeg tænker tit på din helhjertede tro på Herren. Både din mor, Eunike, og din mormor, Lois, havde en stærk tro, og jeg er overbevist om, at du har den samme stærke tro.
Personlig formaning og opmuntring til Timoteus
6 Derfor vil jeg også opfordre dig til at opflamme den nådegave fra Gud, som du fik, da jeg bad for dig under håndspålæggelse. 7 Gud har ikke givet os en Ånd, der gør os frygtsomme, men en Ånd, der giver os kraft, kærlighed og sund fornuft.
8 Du må ikke skamme dig over at fortælle andre om vores Herre, og du må ikke tabe modet, fordi jeg sidder i fængsel. Vær parat til at lide for budskabet om Kristus, ligesom jeg gør, og søg kraft dertil fra Gud, 9 som frelste os og kaldte os til at tjene ham. Det var ikke noget, vi gjorde os fortjent til. Det var ene og alene, fordi han, længe før verden blev til, havde besluttet at vise os sin nåde gennem Jesus Kristus. 10 Den plan blev åbenbaret for alle, da vores Frelser, Jesus Kristus, kom til jorden. Han tilintetgjorde dødens magt og åbenbarede vejen til liv og udødelighed gennem troen på ham. 11 Og Gud udvalgte mig til at være forkynder, lærer og apostel for dette budskab. 12 Det er derfor, jeg må igennem de her lidelser. Men det har ikke slået mig ud, for jeg kender ham, jeg har sat min lid til, og jeg er sikker på, at han har magt til at værne om den tjeneste, han har betroet mig, indtil den sidste dag.
13 Det, du har lært af mig, skal være din rettesnor for sund forkyndelse, og du skal udføre din tjeneste med den trofasthed og kærlighed, som kommer fra Jesus Kristus selv.[b] 14 Ved hjælp af Helligånden, som bor i os, skal du værne om den gode tjeneste, du har fået betroet.
Paulus i fængsel
15 Du ved, at alle mine medarbejdere fra provinsen Asien har forladt mig, deriblandt Fygelos og Hermogenes.
16 Herren velsigne Onesiforos og hans familie! Han har flere gange besøgt mig og opmuntret mig, og han har aldrig skammet sig over, at jeg sidder i lænker. 17 Tværtimod, da han kom til Rom, søgte han straks efter mig og fandt ud af, hvor jeg var. 18 Må Herren vise ham nåde på dommens dag. Og du ved bedst selv, hvor stor en hjælp han var for os, da vi var i Efesos sammen.
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.
 
2 Timothy 1
English Standard Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)an apostle of Christ Jesus (B)by the will of God according to (C)the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, (D)my beloved child:
(E)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You
3 (F)I thank God (G)whom I serve, as did my ancestors, (H)with a clear conscience, as I remember you (I)constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 (J)As I remember your tears, (K)I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of (L)your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (M)your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind you (N)to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us (O)a spirit not of fear but (P)of power and love and self-control.
8 Therefore (Q)do not be ashamed of (R)the testimony about our Lord, nor of (S)me his prisoner, but (T)share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 (U)who saved us and (V)called us to[a] a holy calling, (W)not because of our works but because of (X)his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus (Y)before the ages began,[b] 10 and which now has (Z)been manifested through (AA)the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, (AB)who abolished death and (AC)brought life and (AD)immortality to light through the gospel, 11 (AE)for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, 12 (AF)which is why I suffer as I do. But (AG)I am not ashamed, for (AH)I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until (AI)that day (AJ)what has been entrusted to me.[c] 13 (AK)Follow (AL)the pattern of (AM)the sound[d] words (AN)that you have heard from me, in (AO)the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 By the Holy Spirit (AP)who dwells within us, guard (AQ)the good deposit entrusted to you.
15 You are aware that (AR)all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to (AS)the household of Onesiphorus, for he often (AT)refreshed me and was not ashamed of (AU)my chains, 17 but when he arrived in Rome (AV)he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on (AW)that day!—and you well know all the service he (AX)rendered at Ephesus.
Footnotes
- 2 Timothy 1:9 Or with
 - 2 Timothy 1:9 Greek before times eternal
 - 2 Timothy 1:12 Or what I have entrusted to him; Greek my deposit
 - 2 Timothy 1:13 Or healthy
 
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