2 Timotius 1:16

1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment. ¹ 

2 Timotius 1:18

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! ²  And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. ³ 

2 Timotius 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ⁴  such is my gospel, ⁵ 

2 Timotius 3:11

3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ⁶  that happened to me in Antioch, ⁷  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ⁸  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

2 Timotius 4:18

4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ⁹  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ¹⁰  be glory for ever and ever! ¹¹  Amen.

[1:16]  ¹ tn Grk “my chain.”

[1:18]  ² sn That day is a reference to the day when Onesiphorus (v. 16) stands before Christ to give account for his service (cf. v. 12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).

[1:18]  ³ tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”

[1:18]  map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[2:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

[2:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

[3:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

[3:11]  ⁷ map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.

[3:11]  ⁸ 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

[4:18]  ⁹ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.