2 Timotius 1:13-14

1:13 Hold to the standard ¹  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ²  1:14 Protect that good thing ³  entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

2 Timotius 2:2

2:2 And entrust what you heard me say ⁴  in the presence of many others as witnesses ⁵  to faithful people ⁶  who will be competent ⁷  to teach others as well.

2 Timotius 3:14-16

3:14 You, however, must continue ⁸  in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know ⁹  who taught you ¹⁰  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. 3:16 Every scripture ¹¹  is inspired by God ¹²  and useful for teaching, for reproof, ¹³  for correction, and for training in righteousness,

1 Timotius 6:12

6:12 Compete well ¹⁴  for the faith and lay hold of that eternal life you were called for and made your good confession ¹⁵  for ¹⁶  in the presence of many witnesses.

[1:13]  ¹ tn Or “pattern.”

[1:13]  ² tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”

[1:13]  sn With the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This describes the manner in which Timothy must hold to the standard (similar to Paul’s call for him to give attention to his life and his teaching in 1 Tim 4:11-16).

[1:14]  ³ sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).

[2:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “what you heard from me” (cf. 1:13).

[2:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “through many witnesses.” The “through” is used here to show attendant circumstances: “accompanied by,” “in the presence of.”

[2:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “faithful men”; but here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") is generic, referring to both men and women.

[2:2]  ⁷ tn Or “able” (see Paul’s use of this word in regard to ministry in 2 Cor 2:16; 3:5-6).

[3:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “but you, continue,” a command.

[3:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.

[3:14]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “those from whom you learned.”

[3:16]  ¹¹ tn Or “All scripture.”

[3:16]  sn There is very little difference in sense between every scripture (emphasizing the individual portions) and “all scripture” (emphasizing the composite whole). The former option is preferred, because it fits the normal use of the word “all/every” in Greek (πᾶς, pas) as well as Paul’s normal sense for the word “scripture” in the singular without the article, as here. So every scripture means “every individual portion of scripture.”

[3:16]  ¹² sn Inspired by God. Some have connected this adjective in a different way and translated it as “every inspired scripture is also useful.” But this violates the parallelism of the two adjectives in the sentence, and the arrangement of words makes clear that both should be taken as predicate adjectives: “every scripture is inspired…and useful.”

[3:16]  ¹³ tn Or “rebuke,” “censure.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[6:12]  ¹⁴ tn This phrase literally means “compete in the good competition of the faith,” using words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”

[6:12]  ¹⁵ sn At some point in Timothy’s life, he publicly acknowledged Jesus as the resurrected Lord, perhaps either at his baptism or his ordination as a minister of the gospel. With this reminder of the historical moment of his good confession, Timothy is encouraged to remain steadfast in his faith and to finish his life as a minister in the same way it began (see G. W. Knight, Pastoral Epistles [NIGTC], 264-65).

[6:12]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “confessed the good confession.”