2 Timothy 1:1 i 2 Timothy 1:10

Second Timothy
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the
will of God, according to the promise of the life
that is in Christ Jesus, 2 to Timothy, beloved child:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and
Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefa-
thers, with a clean conscience, as I constantly
remember you in my prayers night and day. 4 As
I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I
may be filled with joy. 5 I have been reminded
of your genuine faith, which lived first in your
grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and
I am convinced that it lives in you also. 6 This is
the reason I am reminding you to rekindle the
gift of God which is in you through the laying on
of my hands. 7 For God did not give us a spirit
of fear, but of power and love and discipline.
8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about
our Lord, nor of me, Paul, his prisoner. Instead,
share in suffering for the gospel according to the
power of God. 9 It is God who saved us and
called us with a holy calling. He did this, not
according to our works, but according to his own
plan and grace. He gave us these things in Christ
Jesus before times ever began. 10 But now God's
salvation has been revealed by the appearing of
our Savior Christ Jesus. It is Christ who put an
end to death and brought life that never ends to
2 Timothy 1:11 ii 2 Timothy 2:5

light through the gospel. 11 Because of this, I was

appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
* 12 For this cause I also suffer these things. But
I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have
believed. I am persuaded that he is able to keep
that which I have entrusted to him until that
day. 13 Keep the example of faithful messages
that you heard from me, with the faith and love
that are in Christ Jesus. 14 The good thing that
God committed to you, guard it through the Holy
Spirit, who lives in us.
15 You know this, that all who live in Asia
turned away from me. In this group are Phygelus
and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy
to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often
refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain.
17 Instead, when he was in Rome, he sought me
diligently, and he found me. 18 May the Lord
grant to him to find mercy from him on that day.
All the ways he helped me in Ephesus, you know
very well.

2
You therefore, my child, be strengthened in
1
the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 The things you
heard from me among many witnesses, entrust
them to faithful people who will be able to teach
others also. 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good
soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier serves while
entangled in the affairs of this life, so that he may
please his superior officer. 5 Also, if someone
* 1:11 Some older versions add, to the Gentiles .
2 Timothy 2:6 iii 2 Timothy 2:18

competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless

he competes by the rules. 6 It is necessary
that the hardworking farmer receive his share
of the crops first. 7 Think about what I am
saying, for the Lord will give you understanding
in everything. 8 Remember Jesus Christ, from
David's seed, who was raised from the dead. This
is according to my gospel message, 9 for which I
am suffering to the point of being bound with
chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not
bound. 10 Therefore I endure all things for those
who are chosen, so that they also may obtain
the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal
glory. 11 This is a trustworthy saying:
“If we have died with him, we will also live with
him.
12 If we endure, we will also reign with him.
If we deny him, he also will deny us.
13 if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful,
for he cannot deny himself.”
14 Keep reminding them of these things.
Warn them before God against quarreling about
words; it is of no value, and only ruins those
who listen. * 15 Do your best to present
yourself to God as one approved, a worker who
has no reason to be ashamed, who accurately
teaches the word of truth. 16 Avoid profane
talk, which leads to more and more godlessness.
17 Their talk will spread like cancer. Among
them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have
gone astray from the truth. They say that the
* 2:14 Some versions read, Warn them before the Lord .
2 Timothy 2:19 iv 2 Timothy 3:3

resurrection has already happened, and they

destroy the faith of some. 19 However, the
firm foundation of God stands. It has this
inscription: “The Lord knows those who are
his” and “Everyone who names the name of the
Lord must depart from unrighteousness.” 20 In
a wealthy home, there are not only containers
of gold and silver. There are also containers of
wood and clay. Some of these are for honorable
use, and some for dishonorable. 21 If someone
cleans himself from dishonorable use, he is an
honorable container. He is set apart, useful to
the Master, and prepared for every good work.
22 Flee youthful lusts. Pursue righteousness,
faith, love, and peace with those who call on the
Lord out of a clean heart. 23 But refuse foolish
and ignorant questions. You know that they
give birth to arguments. 24 The Lord's servant
must not quarrel. Instead he must be gentle
toward all, able to teach, and patient. 25 He
must in meekness educate those who oppose
him. God may perhaps give them repentance for
the knowledge of the truth. 26 They may become
sober again and leave the devil's trap, after they
have been captured by him for his will.

3
1 But know this: In the last days there will
be difficult times. 2 For people will be lovers
of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,
and unholy. 3 They will be without natural af-
fection, unable to reconcile, slanderers, without
2 Timothy 3:4 v 2 Timothy 3:16

self-control, violent, not lovers of good. 4 They

will be betrayers, reckless, conceited, lovers of
pleasure rather than lovers of God. 5 They will
have a shape of godliness, but they will deny
its power. Turn away from these people. 6 For
some of them are men who enter into households
and captivate foolish women. These are women
who are heaped up with sins and are led away
by various desires. 7 These women are always
learning, but they are never able to come to the
knowledge of the truth. 8 In the same way that
Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, these
false teachers also stand against the truth. They
are men corrupt in mind, and with regard to
the faith they are proven to be false. 9 But they
will not advance very far. For their foolishness
will be obvious to all, just like that of those
men. 10 But as for you, you have followed my
teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering,
love, patience, 11 persecutions, sufferings, and
what happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium,
and at Lystra. I endured persecutions. Out of
them all, the Lord rescued me. 12 All those who
want to live in a godly manner in Christ Jesus
will be persecuted. 13 Evil people and impostors
will go from bad to worse, leading others and
themselves astray. 14 But as for you, remain
in the things that you have learned and have
firmly believed. You know from whom you
have learned. 15 You know that from childhood
you have known the sacred writings. These are
able to make you wise for salvation through
faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture has been
2 Timothy 3:17 vi 2 Timothy 4:11

inspired by God. It is profitable for doctrine,

for conviction, for correction, and for training
in righteousness. 17 This is so that the man of
God may be competent, equipped for every good
work.

4
1 I give this solemn command before God and
Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the
dead, and because of his appearing and his
kingdom: 2 Preach the word; be ready when
it is convenient and when it is not. Reprove,
rebuke, exhort, with all patience and teaching.
3 For the time will come when people will not
endure sound teaching. Instead, they will heap
up for themselves teachers according to their
own desires, who say what their itching ears
want to hear. 4 They will turn their hearing away
from the truth, and they will turn aside to myths.
5 But you, be sober-minded in all things. Suffer
hardship; do the work of an evangelist; fulfill
your service. 6 For I am already being poured
out. The time of my departure has come. 7 I have
competed in the good contest; I have finished
the race; I have kept the faith. 8 The crown of
righteousness has been reserved for me, which
the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on
that day, and not to me only, but also to all those
who have loved his appearing.
9 Do your best to come to me quickly. 10 For
Demas has left me. He loves this present world
and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens went
to Galatia, and Titus went to Dalmatia. 11 Only
2 Timothy 4:12 vii 2 Timothy 4:22

Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with

you because he is useful to me in the work.
12 Tychicus I sent to Ephesus. 13 The cloak that
I left at Troas with Carpus, bring it when you
come, and the books, especially the parchments.
14 Alexander the coppersmith displayed many
evil deeds against me. The Lord will repay him
according to his deeds. 15 You also should guard
yourself against him, because he greatly opposed
our words. 16 At my first defense, no one stood
with me. Instead, everyone left me. May it not be
counted against them. 17 But the Lord stood by
me and strengthened me so that, through me, the
message might be fully proclaimed, and that all
the Gentiles might hear it; and that I was rescued
out of the lion's mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue
me from every evil deed and will save me for his
heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever
and ever. Amen.
19 Greet Priscilla, Aquila, and the house of
Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus remained at Corinth, but
Trophimus I left sick at Miletus. 21 Do your best
to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, also
Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
22 May the Lord be with your spirit. May grace
be with you.
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