1 Paul,aSee 2 Cor. 1:1 an apostle of Christ JesusbSee 1 Cor. 1:1 by the will of God according tocTitus 1:2; Heb. 9:15 the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy,d1 Cor. 4:17; [ch. 2:1]; See 3 John 4 my beloved child:eSee 1 Tim. 1:2 Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 fSee Rom. 1:8 I thank GodgSee Acts 22:3; 24:14 whom I serve, as did my ancestors,h1 Tim. 3:9; See Acts 23:1 with a clear conscience, as I remember youiRom. 1:9 constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 j[Acts 20:37] As I remember your tears,kPhil. 1:8; [ch. 4:9, 21] I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded oflRom. 12:9; 1 Tim. 1:5 your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois andmActs 16:1; [ch. 3:15; Ps. 86:16; 116:16] your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind youn1 Tim. 4:14; [1 Thess. 5:19] to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave usoRom. 8:15; [John 14:27; Rev. 21:8] a spirit not of fear butpLuke 24:49; Acts 1:8 of power and love and self-control.
8 ThereforeqSee Mark 8:38 do not be ashamed ofrSee 1 Cor. 1:6 the testimony about our Lord, nor ofs[ver. 16]; See Eph. 3:1 me his prisoner, buttch. 2:3, 9; 4:5 share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 u1 Tim. 1:1; Titus 3:4 who saved us andv[Heb. 3:1]; See Rom. 8:28 called us to1Or with a holy calling,wTitus 3:5; See Rom. 3:27 not because of our works but because ofv[Heb. 3:1]; See Rom. 8:28 his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ JesusxTitus 1:2; [Rom. 16:25]; See Eph. 1:4 before the ages began, 10 and which now hasySee Rom. 16:26 been manifested throughzSee 2 Thess. 2:8 the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus,a1 Cor. 15:26; [1 Cor. 15:54, 55; Heb. 2:14, 15] who abolished death andb[Job 33:30] brought life andcRom. 2:7 immortality to light through the gospel, 11 dSee 1 Tim. 2:7 for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, 12 ech. 2:9 which is why I suffer as I do. Butfver. 8 I am not ashamed, forg[Ps. 10:14; 1 Pet. 4:19] I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard untilhver. 18; ch. 4:8; See 1 Cor. 3:13 that Dayi1 Tim. 6:20 what has been entrusted to me.1Or what I have entrusted to him; Greek my deposit 13 j[ch. 3:14; Titus 1:9; Rev. 3:3] Followk[Rom. 2:20; 6:17] the pattern oflSee 1 Tim. 1:10 the sound1Or healthy wordsmch. 2:2 that you have heard from me, inn1 Tim. 1:14 the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 By the Holy SpiritoSee Rom. 8:9 who dwells within us, guardi[See ver. 12 above] the good deposit entrusted to you.
15 You are aware thatpActs 19:10; [ch. 4:10, 11, 16] all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy toqch. 4:19 the household of Onesiphorus, for he oftenrPhilem. 7, 20 refreshed me and was not ashamed ofs[ver. 8]; See Acts 28:20 my chains, 17 but when he arrived in RometMatt. 25:36-40 he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord onuver. 12 that Day!—and you well know all the service hevHeb. 6:10 rendered at Ephesus.