2 Timotius 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise ²  of life in Christ Jesus,

2 Timotius 1:11-12

1:11 For this gospel ³  I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher. ⁴  1:12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. ⁵  But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set ⁶  and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me ⁷  until that day. ⁸ 

2 Timotius 3:11

3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ⁹  that happened to me in Antioch, ¹⁰  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ¹¹  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

2 Timotius 4:9-18

Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings

4:9 Make every effort to come to me soon. 4:10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved ¹²  the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. ¹³  Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia. 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ¹⁴  to me in ministry. ¹⁵  4:12 Now I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus. ¹⁶  4:13 When you come, bring with you the cloak I left in Troas with Carpas and the scrolls, especially the parchments. 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. ¹⁷  The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds. ¹⁸  4:15 You be on guard against him ¹⁹  too, because he vehemently opposed our words. 4:16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it. 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ²⁰  would be fully proclaimed ²¹  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth! 4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ²²  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ²³  be glory for ever and ever! ²⁴  Amen.

[1:1]  ¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ² tn Grk “for the promise…” or possibly “in accordance with the promise…”

[1:11]  ³ tn Grk “for which.”

[1:11]  ⁴ tc Most mss (א² C D F G Ψ 1739 1881 Ï latt sy co) have ἐθνῶν (eqnwn, “of the Gentiles”) after “teacher.” The shorter reading has poorer external credentials (א* A I 1175 pc), but is preferred because ἐθνῶν probably represents a gloss added by copyists familiar with 1 Tim 2:7. There is no easy explanation for the omission of the word if it were original here.

[1:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “suffer these things.”

[1:12]  ⁶ tn Or “in whom I have believed.”

[1:12]  ⁷ sn What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.

[1:12]  ⁸ sn That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).

[3:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

[3:11]  ¹⁰ map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.

[3:11]  ¹¹ sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

[3:11]  map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2

[4:10]  ¹² tn Grk “having loved.”

[4:10]  ¹³ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[4:11]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “useful.”

[4:11]  ¹⁵ tn Or “in serving me.”

[4:12]  ¹⁶ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[4:14]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “showed me much evil.”

[4:14]  ¹⁸ sn An allusion to Ps 28:4.

[4:15]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “against whom,” as a continuation of the previous clause. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:17]  ²⁰ tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ²¹ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

[4:18]  ²² tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ²³ tn Grk “to whom.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:18]  ²⁴ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.