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2 Timothy
Chapter 1
Greeting
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,
2To Timothy, my beloved child:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You
3I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
5I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
7for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
9who saved us and called us toOr with a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,Greek before times eternal
10and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
11for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,
12which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.Or what I have entrusted to him; Greek my deposit
13Follow the pattern of the soundOr healthy words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
14By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
15You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains,
17but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me earnestly and found me—
18may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day!—and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus.
Chapter 2
A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus
1You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
2and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
3Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
4No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
5An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
6It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
7Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
8Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,
9for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!
10Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11The saying is trustworthy, for:
If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
12if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he also will deny us;
13if we are faithless, he remains faithful—

for he cannot deny himself.
A Worker Approved by God
14Remind them of these things, and charge them before GodSome manuscripts the Lord not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,That is, one approved after being tested a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
16But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
17and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
19But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”
20Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.
21Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable,Greek from these things he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
22So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
23Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
24And the Lord's servantGreek bondservant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
25correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,
26and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
Chapter 3
Godlessness in the Last Days
1But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,
4treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
6For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
7always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
9But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.
All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God
10You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
11my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
12Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
13while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whomThe Greek for whom is plural you learned it
15and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
16All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17that the man of GodThat is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression) may be competent, equipped for every good work.

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