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2 Tim 1:1 PAUL, AN apostle (special messenger) of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, 2 Tim 1:2 To Timothy, [my] beloved child: Grace (favor and spiritual blessing), mercy, and [heart] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord! 2 Tim 1:3 I thank God Whom I worship with a pure conscience, in the spirit of my fathers, when without ceasing I remember you night and day in my prayers, 2 Tim 1:4 And when, as I recall your tears, I yearn to see you so that I may be filled with joy. 2 Tim 1:5 I am calling up memories of your sincere {and} unqualified faith (the leaning of your entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness), [a faith] that first lived permanently in [the heart of] your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am [fully] persuaded, [dwells] in you also. 2 Tim 1:6 That is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of God, [the inner fire] that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination]. 2 Tim 1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm {and} well-balanced mind {and} discipline {and} self-control. 2 Tim 1:8 Do not blush {or} be ashamed then, to testify to {and} for our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for His sake, but [with me] take your share of the suffering [to which the preaching] of the Gospel [may expose you, and do it] in the power of God. 2 Tim 1:9 [For it is He] Who delivered {and} saved us and called us with a calling in itself holy {and} leading to holiness [to a life of consecration, a vocation of holiness]; [He did it] not because of anything of merit that we have done, but because of {and} to further His own purpose and grace (unmerited favor) which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began [eternal ages ago]. 2 Tim 1:10 [It is that purpose and grace] which He now has made known {and} has fully disclosed {and} made real [to us] through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, Who annulled death {and} made it of no effect and brought life and immortality (immunity from eternal death) to light through the Gospel. 2 Tim 1:11 For [the proclaiming of] this [Gospel] I was appointed a herald (preacher) and an apostle (special messenger) and a teacher {of the Gentiles.} 2 Tim 1:12 And this is why I am suffering as I do. Still I am not ashamed, for I know (perceive, have knowledge of, and am acquainted with) Him Whom I have believed (adhered to and trusted in and relied on), and I am [positively] persuaded that He is able to guard {and} keep that which has been entrusted to me {and} which I have committed [to Him] until that day. 2 Tim 1:13 Hold fast {and} follow the pattern of wholesome {and} sound teaching which you have heard from me, in [all] the faith and love which are [for us] in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim 1:14 Guard {and} keep [with the greatest care] the precious {and} excellently adapted [Truth] which has been entrusted [to you], by the [help of the] Holy Spirit Who makes His home in us. 2 Tim 1:15 You already know that all who are in Asia turned away {and} forsook me, Phygelus and Hermogenes among them. 2 Tim 1:16 May the Lord grant [His] mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often showed me kindness {and} ministered to my needs [comforting and reviving and bracing me like fresh air]! He was not ashamed of my chains {and} imprisonment [for Christ's sake]. 2 Tim 1:17 No, rather when he reached Rome, he searched diligently {and} eagerly for me and found me. 2 Tim 1:18 May the Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord on that [great] day! And you know how many things he did for me {and} what a help he was at Ephesus [you know better than I can tell you]. 2 Tim 2:1 SO YOU, my son, be strong (strengthened inwardly) in the grace (spiritual blessing) that is [to be found only] in Christ Jesus. 2 Tim 2:2 And the [instructions] which you have heard from me along with many witnesses, transmit {and} entrust [as a deposit] to reliable {and} faithful men who will be competent {and} qualified to teach others also. 2 Tim 2:3 Take [with me] your share of the hardships {and} suffering [which you are called to endure] as a good (first-class) soldier of Christ Jesus. 2 Tim 2:4 No soldier when in service gets entangled in the enterprises of [civilian] life; his aim is to satisfy {and} please the one who enlisted him. 2 Tim 2:5 And if anyone enters competitive games, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully (fairly, according to the rules laid down). 2 Tim 2:6 [It is] the hard-working farmer [who labors to produce] who must be the first partaker of the fruits. 2 Tim 2:7 Think over these things I am saying [understand them and grasp their application], for the Lord will grant you full insight {and} understanding in everything. 2 Tim 2:8 Constantly keep in mind Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [as] risen from the dead, [as the prophesied King] descended from David, according to the good news (the Gospel) that I preach. 2 Tim 2:9 For that [Gospel] I am suffering affliction {and} even wearing chains like a criminal. But the Word of God is not chained {or} imprisoned! 2 Tim 2:10 Therefore I [am ready to] persevere {and} stand my ground with patience {and} endure everything for the sake of the elect [God's chosen], so that they too may obtain [the] salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with [the reward of] eternal glory. 2 Tim 2:11 The saying is sure {and} worthy of confidence: If we have died with Him, we shall also live with Him. 2 Tim 2:12 If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny {and} disown {and} reject Him, He will also deny {and} disown {and} reject us. 2 Tim 2:13 If we are faithless [do not believe and are untrue to Him], He remains true (faithful to His Word and His righteous character), for He cannot deny Himself. 2 Tim 2:14 Remind [the people] of these facts and [solemnly] charge them in the presence of the Lord to avoid petty controversy over words, which does no good but upsets {and} undermines the faith of the hearers. 2 Tim 2:15 Study {and} be eager {and} do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing {and} accurately dividing [rightly handling and skillfully teaching] the Word of Truth. 2 Tim 2:16 But avoid all empty (vain, useless, idle) talk, for it will lead people into more {and} more ungodliness. 2 Tim 2:17 And their teaching [will devour; it] will eat its way like cancer {or} spread like gangrene. So it is with Hymenaeus and Philetus, 2 Tim 2:18 Who have missed the mark {and} swerved from the truth by arguing that the resurrection has already taken place. They are undermining the faith of some. 2 Tim 2:19 But the firm foundation of (laid by) God stands, sure {and} unshaken, bearing this seal (inscription): The Lord knows those who are His, and, Let everyone who names [himself by] the name of the Lord give up all iniquity {and} stand aloof from it. 2 Tim 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also [utensils] of wood and earthenware, and some for honorable {and} noble [use] and some for menial {and} ignoble [use]. 2 Tim 2:21 So whoever cleanses himself [from what is ignoble {and} unclean, who separates himself from contact with contaminating and corrupting influences] will [then himself] be a vessel set apart {and} useful for honorable {and} noble purposes, consecrated {and} profitable to the Master, fit {and} ready for any good work. 2 Tim 2:22 Shun youthful lusts {and} flee from them, and aim at {and} pursue righteousness (all that is virtuous and good, right living, conformity to the will of God in thought, word, and deed); [and aim at and pursue] faith, love, [and] peace (harmony and concord with others) in fellowship with all [Christians], who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Tim 2:23 But refuse (shut your mind against, have nothing to do with) trifling (ill-informed, unedifying, stupid) controversies over ignorant questionings, for you know that they foster strife {and} breed quarrels. 2 Tim 2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting and contending). Instead, he must be kindly to everyone {and} mild-tempered [preserving the bond of peace]; he must be a skilled {and} suitable teacher, patient {and} forbearing {and} willing to suffer wrong. 2 Tim 2:25 He must correct his opponents with courtesy {and} gentleness, in the hope that God may grant that they will repent and come to know the Truth [that they will perceive and recognize and become accurately acquainted with and acknowledge it], 2 Tim 2:26 And that they may come to their senses [and] escape out of the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him, [henceforth] to do His [God's] will. 2 Tim 3:1 BUT UNDERSTAND this, that in the last days will come (set in) perilous times of great stress {and} trouble [hard to deal with and hard to bear]. 2 Tim 3:2 For people will be lovers of self {and} [utterly] self-centered, lovers of money {and} aroused by an inordinate [greedy] desire for wealth, proud {and} arrogant {and} contemptuous boasters. They will be abusive (blasphemous, scoffing), disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy {and} profane. 2 Tim 3:3 [They will be] without natural [human] affection (callous and inhuman), relentless (admitting of no truce or appeasement); [they will be] slanderers (false accusers, troublemakers), intemperate {and} loose in morals {and} conduct, uncontrolled {and} fierce, haters of good. 2 Tim 3:4 [They will be] treacherous [betrayers], rash, [and] inflated with self-conceit. [They will be] lovers of sensual pleasures {and} vain amusements more than {and} rather than lovers of God. 2 Tim 3:5 For [although] they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny {and} reject {and} are strangers to the power of it [their conduct belies the genuineness of their profession]. Avoid [all] such people [turn away from them]. 2 Tim 3:6 For among them are those who worm their way into homes and captivate silly {and} weak-natured {and} spiritually dwarfed women, loaded down with [the burden of their] sins [and easily] swayed {and} led away by various evil desires {and} seductive impulses. 2 Tim 3:7 [These weak women will listen to anybody who will teach them]; they are forever inquiring {and} getting information, but are never able to arrive at a recognition {and} knowledge of the Truth. 2 Tim 3:8 Now just as Jannes and Jambres were hostile to {and} resisted Moses, so these men also are hostile to {and} oppose the Truth. They have depraved {and} distorted minds, and are reprobate {and} counterfeit {and} to be rejected as far as the faith is concerned. 2 Tim 3:9 But they will not get very far, for their rash folly will become obvious to everybody, as was that of those [magicians mentioned]. 2 Tim 3:10 Now you have closely observed {and} diligently followed my teaching, conduct, purpose in life, faith, patience, love, steadfastness, 2 Tim 3:11 Persecutions, sufferings--such as occurred to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra, persecutions I endured, but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 2 Tim 3:12 Indeed all who delight in piety {and} are determined to live a devoted {and} godly life in Christ Jesus will meet with persecution [will be made to suffer because of their religious stand]. 2 Tim 3:13 But wicked men and imposters will go on from bad to worse, deceiving {and} leading astray others and being deceived {and} led astray themselves. 2 Tim 3:14 But as for you, continue to hold to the things that you have learned and of which you are convinced, knowing from whom you learned [them], 2 Tim 3:15 And how from your childhood you have had a knowledge of {and} been acquainted with the sacred Writings, which are able to instruct you {and} give you the understanding for salvation which comes through faith in Christ Jesus [through the leaning of the entire human personality on God in Christ Jesus in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness]. 2 Tim 3:16 Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof {and} conviction of sin, for correction of error {and} discipline in obedience, [and] for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose, and action), 2 Tim 3:17 So that the man of God may be complete {and} proficient, well fitted {and} thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Tim 4:1 I CHARGE [you] in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, Who is to judge the living and the dead, and by (in the light of) His coming and His kingdom: 2 Tim 4:2 Herald {and} preach the Word! Keep your sense of urgency [stand by, be at hand and ready], whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or unfavorable. [Whether it is convenient or inconvenient, whether it is welcome or unwelcome, you as preacher of the Word are to show people in what way their lives are wrong.] And convince them, rebuking {and} correcting, warning {and} urging {and} encouraging them, being unflagging {and} inexhaustible in patience and teaching. 2 Tim 4:3 For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound {and} wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasing and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking {and} to foster the errors they hold, 2 Tim 4:4 And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths {and} man-made fictions. 2 Tim 4:5 As for you, be calm {and} cool {and} steady, accept {and} suffer unflinchingly every hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully perform all the duties of your ministry. 2 Tim 4:6 For I am already about to be sacrificed [my life is about to be poured out as a drink offering]; the time of my [spirit's] release [from the body] is at hand {and} I will soon go free. 2 Tim 4:7 I have fought the good (worthy, honorable, and noble) fight, I have finished the race, I have kept (firmly held) the faith. 2 Tim 4:8 [As to what remains] henceforth there is laid up for me the [victor's] crown of righteousness [for being right with God and doing right], which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me {and} recompense me on that [great] day--and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved {and} yearned for {and} welcomed His appearing (His return). 2 Tim 4:9 Make every effort to come to me soon. 2 Tim 4:10 For Demas has deserted me for love of this present world and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens [has gone] to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 2 Tim 4:11 Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very helpful to me for the ministry. 2 Tim 4:12 Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. 2 Tim 4:13 [When] you come, bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, also the books, especially the parchments. 2 Tim 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me great wrongs. The Lord will pay him back for his actions. 2 Tim 4:15 Beware of him yourself, for he opposed {and} resisted our message very strongly {and} exceedingly. 2 Tim 4:16 At my first trial no one acted in my defense [as my advocate] {or} took my part {or} [even] stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them! 2 Tim 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the [Gospel] message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was delivered out of the jaws of the lion. 2 Tim 4:18 [And indeed] the Lord will certainly deliver {and} draw me to Himself from every assault of evil. He will preserve {and} bring me safe unto His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen (so be it). 2 Tim 4:19 Give my greetings to Prisca and Aquila and to the household of Onesiphorus. 2 Tim 4:20 Erastus stayed on at Corinth, but Trophimus I left ill at Miletus. 2 Tim 4:21 Do hasten {and} try your best to come to me before winter. Eubulus wishes to be remembered to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren. 2 Tim 4:22 The Lord {Jesus Christ} be with your spirit. Grace (God's favor and blessing) be with you. {Amen (so be it).} |