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 2:2

2:2 And entrust what you heard me say ²  in the presence of many others as witnesses ³  to faithful people ⁴  who will be competent ⁵  to teach others as well.

2 Timotius 2:4

2:4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please ⁶  the one who recruited him.

2 Timotius 2:25

2:25 correcting ⁷  opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth ⁸ 

2 Timotius 4:9-10

Travel Plans and Concluding Greetings

4:9 Make every effort to come to me soon. 4:10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved ⁹  the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. ¹⁰  Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia.

[1:16]  ¹ tn Grk “my chain.”

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

[2:2]  ³ tn Grk “through many witnesses.” The “through” is used here to show attendant circumstances: “accompanied by,” “in the presence of.”

[2:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “faithful men”; but here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") is generic, referring to both men and women.

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

[2:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “that he may please.”

[2:25]  ⁷ sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

[2:25]  ⁸ tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”

[4:10]  ⁹ tn Grk “having loved.”

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