2 Timotius 1:3

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 2:3

2:3 Take your share of suffering ³  as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timotius 2:9

2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment ⁴  as a criminal, but God’s message ⁵  is not imprisoned! ⁶ 

2 Timotius 2:17

2:17 and their message will spread its infection ⁷  like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group. ⁸ 

2 Timotius 3:9

3:9 But they will not go much further, ⁹  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ¹⁰ 

[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…”

[2:3]  ³ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me and others in suffering” (cf. 1:8).

[2:9]  ⁴ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ⁵ tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ⁶ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”

[2:17]  ⁷ tn Or “eat away.”

[2:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “of whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, this last clause has been made a new sentence in the translation.

[3:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “for they will not progress any more.”

[3:9]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “as theirs came to be,” referring to the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres. The referent of “theirs” (Jannes and Jambres) has been specified in the translation for clarity.