1 P aul, an apostle (special messenger) of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the which in Christ Jesus,

2 T o Timothy, beloved child: Grace (favor and spiritual blessing), mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

to Timotheus, beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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,

I am thankful to God, whom I serve from forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day,

4 A nd when, as I recall your tears, I yearn to see you so that I may be filled with joy.

earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

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), that first lived permanently in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am persuaded, in you also.

calling to mind the unfeigned faith which in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.

6 T hat is why I would remind you to stir up (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame of, and keep burning) the gift of God, that is in you by means of the laying on of my hands '> with those of the elders at your ordination].

For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

7 F or God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control.

For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion.

8 D o 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 of the Gospel in the power of God.

Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;

9 W ho delivered and saved us and called us with a calling in itself holy and leading to holiness; 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.

who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to own purpose and grace, which given to us in Christ Jesus before ages of time,

10 w hich He now has made known and has fully disclosed and made real 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.

but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;

11 F or this I was appointed a herald (preacher) and an apostle (special messenger) and a teacher of the Gentiles.

to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of nations.

12 A nd 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 persuaded that He is able to guard and keep that which has been entrusted to me and which I have committed until that day.

For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.

13 H old fast and follow the pattern of wholesome and sound teaching which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Have an outline of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which in Christ Jesus.

14 G uard and keep the precious and excellently adapted which has been entrusted, by the Holy Spirit Who makes His home in us.

Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted.

15 Y ou already know that all who are in Asia turned away and forsook me, Phygelus and Hermogenes among them.

Thou knowest this, that all who in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.

16 M ay the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often showed me kindness and ministered to my needs! He was not ashamed of my chains and imprisonment.

The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain;

17 N o, rather when he reached Rome, he searched diligently and eagerly for me and found me.

but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found —

18 M ay the Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know how many things he did for me and what a help he was at Ephesus.

the Lord grant to him to find mercy from Lord in that day—and how much service he rendered in Ephesus thou knowest best.