New Testament · Letters

2 Timothy chapter 1

Paul, an of , Jesus, by God’s will—sent to announce the promise of that comes through the One, Jesus—To Timothy, my : , , and from God the Father and the One, Jesus, our .I’m to God—the God I with a , the way my ancestors did—as I constantly remember you in my prayers, night and day.I remember your tears, and I to see you so I can be filled with joy.I’m reminded of your —the kind that first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. And I’m convinced it in you too.That’s why I’m reminding you to the God gave you when I .Because God didn’t give us a of . He gave us power, love, and a .So don’t be to speak up about our Master. And don’t be ashamed of me, his . Instead, join me in suffering for the , powered by God.He’s the one who us and called us to a , not because of anything we did, but because of his own purpose and . He gave us this in the One, Jesus, .But now it’s been made visible through the of our , the One, Jesus—who death and brought limitless life and to light through the good news.This is the good news I was appointed to announce—as a , an ambassador, and a .That’s exactly why I’m suffering like this. But I’m not ashamed, because I know the one I’ve put my in, and I’m convinced he’s able to to him until .Hold on to the of you heard from me, with the trust and love that come from being in the One, Jesus. to you—guard it through who lives in us.You already know that everyone in the from me—including Phygelus and Hermogenes.May the Master show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often me and wasn’t ashamed of my .In fact, when he arrived in Rome, he for me until he found me.May the Master grant him from the Master on . And you know better than anyone how much he me in Ephesus.