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2 Timothy 1
New King James Version

### Greeting

1 Paul, an apostle of [a]Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the (A)promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

2 To Timothy, a (B)beloved son:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

### Timothy’s Faith and Heritage

3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my (C)forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, 4 greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy, 5 when I call to remembrance (D)the [b]genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and (E)your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also. 6 Therefore I remind you (F)to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7 For (G)God has not given us a spirit of fear, (H)but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

### Not Ashamed of the Gospel

8 (I)Therefore do not be ashamed of (J)the testimony of our Lord, nor of me (K)His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, (L)not according to our works, but (M)according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus (N)before time began, 10 but (O)has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, 11 (P)to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher [c]of the Gentiles. 12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, (Q)for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

### Be Loyal to the Faith

13 (R)Hold fast (S)the pattern of (T)sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

15 This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 16 The Lord grant mercy to the (U)household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; 17 but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me. 18 The Lord (V)grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord (W)in that Day—and you know very well how many ways he (X)ministered [d]to me at Ephesus.

#### Footnotes

1. 2 Timothy 1:1 NU, M Christ Jesus
2. 2 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical
3. 2 Timothy 1:11 NU omits of the Gentiles
4. 2 Timothy 1:18 to me from Vg., a few Gr. mss.

#### Cross references

1. 2 Timothy 1:1 : Titus 1:2
2. 2 Timothy 1:2 : 1 Tim. 1:2; 2 Tim. 2:1; Titus 1:4
3. 2 Timothy 1:3 : Acts 24:14
4. 2 Timothy 1:5 : 1 Tim. 1:5; 4:6
5. 2 Timothy 1:5 : Acts 16:1
6. 2 Timothy 1:6 : 1 Tim. 4:14
7. 2 Timothy 1:7 : John 14:27; Rom. 8:15; 1 John 4:18
8. 2 Timothy 1:7 : [Acts 1:8]
9. 2 Timothy 1:8 : [Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26; Rom. 1:16]; 2 Tim. 1:12, 16
10. 2 Timothy 1:8 : 1 Tim. 2:6
11. 2 Timothy 1:8 : Eph. 3:1; 2 Tim. 1:16
12. 2 Timothy 1:9 : [Rom. 3:20]; Eph. 2:8, 9
13. 2 Timothy 1:9 : Rom. 8:28
14. 2 Timothy 1:9 : Rom. 16:25; Eph. 1:4; Titus 1:2
15. 2 Timothy 1:10 : Eph. 1:9
16. 2 Timothy 1:11 : Acts 9:15
17. 2 Timothy 1:12 : 1 Pet. 4:19
18. 2 Timothy 1:13 : 2 Tim. 3:14; Titus 1:9
19. 2 Timothy 1:13 : Rom. 2:20; 6:17
20. 2 Timothy 1:13 : 1 Tim. 6:3
21. 2 Timothy 1:16 : 2 Tim. 4:19
22. 2 Timothy 1:18 : Matt. 6:4; Mark 9:41
23. 2 Timothy 1:18 : 2 Thess. 1:10
24. 2 Timothy 1:18 : Heb. 6:10

New King James Version (NKJV)

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