1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, |
1:2 To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. |
1:3 I am grateful to God—Whom I have been serving from the days of my forefathers with a pure conscience—because I never fail to remember you in my supplications night and day. |
1:4 As I recall your tears, I am longing to see you, so that I may be filled with joy; |
1:5 When I remember the unfeigned faith that is in you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice—and I am convinced that it dwells in you also. |
1:6 For this reason, I admonish you to stir up the gift of God that is in you by the laying on of my hands. |
1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of sound-mindedness. |
1:8 Therefore, you should not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner; but jointly suffer with me for the sake of the gospel, according to the power of God, |
1:9 Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling—not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the ages of time; |
1:10 But has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, Who has annulled death, and has brought to light eternal life and incorruptibility through the gospel |
1:11 Unto which I was ordained a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles; |
1:12 For which cause I am also suffering these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed. For I know Whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He has the power to keep what I have committed to Him for that day. |
1:13 Hold as the standard for doctrine the sound words that you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. |
1:14 Guard the good thing that was committed to you by the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us. |
1:15 You know this, that all those who are in Asia have rejected me, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. |
1:16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus because he frequently refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. |
1:17 For when he was in Rome, he searched for me very diligently and found me. |
1:18 May the Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day and how much he served me in Ephesus, you know very well. |