1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, |
1:2 to Timothy, my dear child. May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord be yours! |
1:3 I constantly thank my God-whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did-when I remember you in my prayers night and day, |
1:4 recalling your tears and longing to see you so that I can be filled with joy. |
1:5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that this faith also lives in you. |
1:6 For this reason, I am reminding you to fan into flames the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands. |
1:7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline. |
1:8 Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel. |
1:9 He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own works but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. |
1:10 Now, however, it has been revealed through the coming of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and through the gospel has brought life and release from death into full view. |
1:11 For the sake of this gospel I was appointed to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles. |
1:12 That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I'm convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me until that day. |
1:13 Hold on to the pattern of healthy teachings that you have heard from me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. |
1:14 With the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us, protect the good treasure that has been entrusted to you. |
1:15 You know that everyone in Asia has abandoned me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. |
1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often took care of me and was not ashamed that I was a prisoner. |
1:17 Instead, when he arrived in Rome he searched diligently for me and found me. |
1:18 May the Lord grant that he finds mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he assisted me in Ephesus. |