Paul, aan apostle
of bChrist
Jesus
1 cby the will
of God
, according
to the promise
of dlife
in Christ
Jesus
,
To aTimothy, my beloved
1 bson
: cGrace
, mercy
and peace
from God
the Father
and Christ
Jesus
our Lord
.
aI thank God
, whom
I bserve
with a cclear
conscience
1the way
my forefathers
did, das I constantly
remember
you in my 2prayers
night
and day
,
alonging to see
you, beven as I recall
your tears
, so
that I may be filled
with joy
.
1For I am mindful of the asincere
faith
within
you, which
first
dwelt
in your grandmother
Lois
and byour mother
Eunice
, and I am sure
that it is in you as well
.
For this reason
I remind
you to kindle
afresh
athe gift
of God
which
is in you through
athe laying
on of my hands
.
For God has not given
us a aspirit
of 1timidity
, but of power
and love
and 2discipline
.
Therefore ado not be ashamed
of the btestimony
of our Lord
or
of me cHis prisoner
, but join
with me in dsuffering
for the egospel
according
to the power
of God
,
who has asaved us and bcalled
us with a holy
ccalling
, dnot according
to our works
, but according
to His own
bpurpose
and grace
which was granted
us in eChrist
Jesus
from fall
eternity
,
but anow has been revealed
by the bappearing
of our Savior
cChrist
Jesus
, who dabolished
death
and brought
life
and immortality
to light
through
the gospel
,
afor which I was appointed
a preacher
and an apostle
and a teacher
.
For this reason
I also
suffer
these
things
, but aI am
not ashamed
; for I know
bwhom
I have believed
and I am convinced
that He is able
to cguard
what
I have entrusted
to Him 1until
dthat day
.
1 aRetain the bstandard
of csound
words
dwhich
you have heard
from me, in the efaith
and love
which are in fChrist
Jesus
.
Guard, through
the Holy
Spirit
who adwells
in us, the 1 btreasure
which has been entrusted
to you.
You are aware of the fact
that all
who are in 1 aAsia
bturned
away
from me, among whom
are Phygelus
and Hermogenes
.
The Lord grant
mercy
to athe house
of Onesiphorus
, for he often
refreshed
me and bwas not ashamed
of my 1 cchains
;
but when he was in Rome, he eagerly
searched
for me and found
me--
the Lord grant
to him to find
mercy
from the Lord
on athat day
--and you know
very
well
what
services
he rendered
at bEphesus
.