2 Timotius 2:4

2:4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please ¹  the one who recruited him.

2 Timotius 4:16

4:16 At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it.

2 Timotius 2:21

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

2 Timotius 2:20

2:20 Now in a wealthy home ³  there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use. ⁴ 

2 Timotius 2:11

2:11 This saying ⁵  is trustworthy: ⁶ 

If we died with him, we will also live with him.

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 4:11

4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ⁹  to me in ministry. ¹⁰ 

2 Timotius 2:14

Dealing with False Teachers

2:14 Remind people ¹¹  of these things and solemnly charge them ¹²  before the Lord ¹³  not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen. ¹⁴ 

2 Timotius 1:9

1:9 He is the one who saved us ¹⁵  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ¹⁶  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ¹⁷ 

2 Timotius 1:11

1:11 For this gospel ¹⁸  I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher. ¹⁹ 

2 Timotius 2:1

Serving Faithfully Despite Hardship

2:1 So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timotius 3:12

3:12 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

2 Timotius 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ²⁰  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise ²¹  of life in Christ Jesus,

2 Timotius 1:13

1:13 Hold to the standard ²²  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ²³ 

2 Timotius 2:15

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. ²⁴ 

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, ²⁵  when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day. ²⁶ 

[2:4]  ¹ tn Grk “that he may please.”

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

[2:20]  ³ tn Grk “a great house.”

[2:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “for dishonor,” probably referring to vessels used for refuse or excrement.

[2:11]  ⁵ sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the following citation. See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase.

[2:11]  ⁶ sn The following passage has been typeset as poetry because many scholars regard this passage as poetic or hymnic. These terms are used broadly to refer to the genre of writing, not to the content. There are two broad criteria for determining if a passage is poetic or hymnic: “(a) stylistic: a certain rhythmical lilt when the passages are read aloud, the presence of parallelismus membrorum (i.e., an arrangement into couplets), the semblance of some metre, and the presence of rhetorical devices such as alliteration, chiasmus, and antithesis; and (b) linguistic: an unusual vocabulary, particularly the presence of theological terms, which is different from the surrounding context” (P. T. O’Brien, Philippians [NIGTC], 188-89). Classifying a passage as hymnic or poetic is important because understanding this genre can provide keys to interpretation. However, not all scholars agree that the above criteria are present in this passage, so the decision to typeset it as poetry should be viewed as a tentative decision about its genre.

[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.

[4:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “useful.”

[4:11]  ¹⁰ tn Or “in serving me.”

[2:14]  ¹¹ tn Grk “remind of these things,” implying “them” or “people” as the object.

[2:14]  ¹² tn Grk “solemnly charging.” The participle διαμαρτυρόμενος (diamarturomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[2:14]  ¹³ tc ‡ Most witnesses (A D Ψ 048 1739 1881 Ï sy) have κυρίου (kuriou, “Lord”) instead of θεοῦ (qeou, “God”) here, while a few have Χριστοῦ (Cristou, “Christ”; 206 {429 1758}). θεοῦ, however, is well supported by א C F G I 614 629 630 1175 al. Internally, the Pastorals never elsewhere use the expression ἐνώπιον κυρίου (enwpion kuriou, “before the Lord”), but consistently use ἐνώπιον θεοῦ (“before God”; cf. 1 Tim 2:3; 5:4, 21; 6:13; 2 Tim 4:1). But this fact could be argued both ways: The author’s style may be in view, or scribes may have adjusted the wording to conform it to the Pastorals’ universal expression. Further, only twice in the NT (Jas 4:10 [v.l. θεοῦ]; Rev 11:4 [v.l. θεοῦ]) is the expression ἐνώπιον κυρίου found. That such an expression is not found in the corpus Paulinum seems to be sufficient impetus for scribes to change the wording here. Thus, although the external evidence is somewhat on the side of θεοῦ, the internal evidence is on the side of κυρίου. A decision is difficult, but κυρίου is the preferred reading.

[2:14]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “[it is] beneficial for nothing, for the ruin of those who listen.”

[1:9]  ¹⁵ tn More literally, “who saved us,” as a description of God in v. 8. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:9]  ¹⁶ tn Or “according to,” or “by.”

[1:9]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “before eternal times.”

[1:11]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “for which.”

[1:11]  ¹⁹ tc Most mss (א² C D F G Ψ 1739 1881 Ï latt sy co) have ἐθνῶν (eqnwn, “of the Gentiles”) after “teacher.” The shorter reading has poorer external credentials (א* A I 1175 pc), but is preferred because ἐθνῶν probably represents a gloss added by copyists familiar with 1 Tim 2:7. There is no easy explanation for the omission of the word if it were original here.

[1:1]  ²⁰ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “for the promise…” or possibly “in accordance with the promise…”

[1:13]  ²² tn Or “pattern.”

[1:13]  ²³ 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).

[2:15]  ²⁴ sn Accurately is a figure of speech that literally means something like “cutting a straight road.” In regard to the message of truth, it means “correctly handling” or “imparting it without deviation.”

[1:3]  ²⁵ tn Grk “from my ancestors.”

[1:3]  ²⁶ tn Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you…”