² To ^(A)Timothy, my beloved ^[a](B)son: ^(C)Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

^3 (D)I thank God, whom I ^(E)serve with a ^(F)clear conscience ^[b]the way my forefathers did, ^(G)as I constantly remember you in my ^[c]prayers night and day, ^4 (H)longing to see you, ^(I)even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy. ^5 [d]For I am mindful of the ^(J)sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and ^(K)your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well. ⁶ For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh ^(L)the gift of God which is in you through ^(M)the laying on of my hands. ⁷ For God has not given us a ^(N)spirit of ^[e]timidity, but of power and love and ^[f]discipline.

¹⁴ You, however, ^(A)continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, ¹⁵ and that ^(B)from childhood you have known ^(C)the sacred writings which are able to ^(D)give you the wisdom that leads to ^(E)salvation through faith which is in ^(F)Christ Jesus. ^16 (G)All Scripture is ^[a]inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for ^[b]training in righteousness; ¹⁷ so that ^(H)the man of God may be adequate, ^(I)equipped for every good work.