2 Timotius 1:2-3

1:2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy

1:3 I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, ¹  when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day. ² 

2 Timotius 2:19

2:19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” ³  and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord ⁴  must turn away from evil.”

2 Timotius 2:21

2:21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, ⁵  he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

2 Timotius 3:15

3:15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timotius 4:4

4:4 And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths. ⁶ 

2 Timotius 4:18

4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ⁷  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ⁸  be glory for ever and ever! ⁹  Amen.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Grk “from my ancestors.”

[1:3]  ² tn Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you…”

[2:19]  ³ sn A quotation from Num 16:5.

[2:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “names the name of the Lord.”

[2:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “from these,” alluding to the errors and deeds of the false teachers described in vv. 14-19.

[4:4]  ⁶ sn These myths were legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 4:7; and Titus 1:14.

[4:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.