2 Timotius 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ¹  be ready ²  whether it is convenient or not, ³  reprove, rebuke, exhort ⁴  with complete patience and instruction.

2 Timotius 1:14

1:14 Protect that good thing ⁵  entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

2 Timotius 3:16

3:16 Every scripture ⁶  is inspired by God ⁷  and useful for teaching, for reproof, ⁸  for correction, and for training in righteousness,

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, ⁹  when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day. ¹⁰ 

2 Timotius 2:24

2:24 And the Lord’s slave ¹¹  must not engage in heated disputes ¹²  but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,

2 Timotius 1:13

1:13 Hold to the standard ¹³  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ 

2 Timotius 4:3

4:3 For there will be a time when people ¹⁵  will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, ¹⁶  they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. ¹⁷ 

2 Timotius 2:3

2:3 Take your share of suffering ¹⁸  as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timotius 3:17

3:17 that the person dedicated to God ¹⁹  may be capable ²⁰  and equipped for every good work.

2 Timotius 4:7

4:7 I have competed well; ²¹  I have finished the race; I have kept the faith!

2 Timotius 3:3

3:3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,

2 Timotius 2:21

2:21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, ²²  he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

2 Timotius 2:7

2:7 Think about what I am saying and ²³  the Lord will give you understanding of all this. ²⁴ 

2 Timotius 1:18

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! ²⁵  And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. ²⁶ 

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. ²⁷ 

2 Timotius 4:5

4:5 You, however, be self-controlled ²⁸  in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

2 Timotius 4:17

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ²⁹  would be fully proclaimed ³⁰  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

2 Timotius 2:9

2:9 for which I suffer hardship to the point of imprisonment ³¹  as a criminal, but God’s message ³²  is not imprisoned! ³³ 

2 Timotius 1:10

1:10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He ³⁴  has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

2 Timotius 1:8

1:8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord ³⁵  or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by ³⁶  God’s power accept your share of suffering ³⁷  for the gospel.

2 Timotius 1:6

1:6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess ³⁸  through the laying on of my hands.

2 Timotius 1:9

1:9 He is the one who saved us ³⁹  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ⁴⁰  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ⁴¹ 

2 Timotius 4:8

4:8 Finally the crown of righteousness is reserved for me. The Lord, the righteous Judge, will award it to me in that day – and not to me only, but also to all who have set their affection on ⁴²  his appearing.

2 Timotius 4:15

4:15 You be on guard against him ⁴³  too, because he vehemently opposed our words.

2 Timotius 1:11

1:11 For this gospel ⁴⁴  I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher. ⁴⁵ 

2 Timotius 3:1

Ministry in the Last Days

3:1 But understand this, that in the last days difficult ⁴⁶  times will come.

2 Timotius 3:4

3:4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.

2 Timotius 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ⁴⁷  such is my gospel, ⁴⁸ 

2 Timotius 1:2

1:2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

2 Timotius 2:23

2:23 But reject foolish and ignorant ⁴⁹  controversies, because you know they breed infighting. ⁵⁰ 

2 Timotius 1:12

1:12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. ⁵¹  But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set ⁵²  and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me ⁵³  until that day. ⁵⁴ 

[4:2]  ¹ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ² tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ³ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ⁴ tn Or “encourage.”

[1:14]  ⁵ sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).

[3:16]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Or “rebuke,” “censure.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[1:3]  ⁹ tn Grk “from my ancestors.”

[1:3]  ¹⁰ tn Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you…”

[2:24]  ¹¹ tn Traditionally, “servant” or “bondservant.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[2:24]  sn Undoubtedly the background for the concept of being the Lord’s slave or servant is to be found in the Old Testament scriptures. For a Jew this concept did not connote drudgery, but honor and privilege. It was used of national Israel at times (Isa 43:10), but was especially associated with famous OT personalities, including such great men as Moses (Josh 14:7), David (Ps 89:3; cf. 2 Sam 7:5, 8) and Elijah (2 Kgs 10:10); all these men were “servants (or slaves) of the Lord.”

[2:24]  ¹² tn Grk “must not fight” or “must not quarrel.” The Greek verb is related to the noun translated “infighting” in v. 23.

[1:13]  ¹³ tn Or “pattern.”

[1:13]  ¹⁴ 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).

[4:3]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “in accord with.”

[4:3]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”

[2:3]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me and others in suffering” (cf. 1:8).

[3:17]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “the man of God,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos) is most likely used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[3:17]  ²⁰ tn This word is positioned for special emphasis; it carries the sense of “complete, competent, able to meet all demands.”

[4:7]  ²¹ sn The expression I have competed well (Grk “I have competed the good competition”) uses 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.”

[2:21]  ²² tn Grk “from these,” alluding to the errors and deeds of the false teachers described in vv. 14-19.

[2:7]  ²³ tn The Greek word here usually means “for,” but is used in this verse for a milder continuation of thought.

[2:7]  ²⁴ tn Grk “in all things.”

[1:18]  ²⁵ 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]  ²⁶ tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”

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

[2:15]  ²⁷ 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.”

[4:5]  ²⁸ tn Or “sober,” “temperate.”

[4:17]  ²⁹ tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ³⁰ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

[2:9]  ³¹ tn Or “chains,” “bonds.”

[2:9]  ³² tn Or “word.”

[2:9]  ³³ tn Or “chained,” “bound.”

[1:10]  ³⁴ tn Grk “having broken…and having brought…” (describing Christ). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here (and at the beginning of v. 11) in the translation.

[1:8]  ³⁵ tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”

[1:8]  ³⁶ tn Or “according to.”

[1:8]  ³⁷ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”

[1:6]  ³⁸ tn Grk “that is in you.”

[1:9]  ³⁹ 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]  ⁴⁰ tn Or “according to,” or “by.”

[1:9]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “before eternal times.”

[4:8]  ⁴² tn Grk “all who have loved.”

[4:15]  ⁴³ tn Grk “against whom,” as a continuation of the previous clause. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:11]  ⁴⁴ tn Grk “for which.”

[1:11]  ⁴⁵ 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.

[3:1]  ⁴⁶ tn Or perhaps, “dangerous,” “fierce.”

[2:8]  ⁴⁷ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

[2:8]  ⁴⁸ tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

[2:23]  ⁴⁹ tn Or “uninstructed,” “silly.”

[2:23]  ⁵⁰ tn Or “fights,” although this could suggest weapons and blows, whereas in the present context this is not the primary focus. Although “quarrel” is frequently used here (NAB, NIV, NRSV) it may be understood to refer to a relatively minor disagreement.

[1:12]  ⁵¹ tn Grk “suffer these things.”

[1:12]  ⁵² tn Or “in whom I have believed.”

[1:12]  ⁵³ sn What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.

[1:12]  ⁵⁴ sn That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).