Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which [is] in Christ Jesus,

{remembering the} sincere faith in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that [is] in you also,

for which reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.

for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle and a teacher,

for which reason also I suffer these [things]. But [I am] not ashamed, because I know in whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard [what] I have entrusted until that day.

Hold fast to the pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in the faith and love [that are] in Christ Jesus.

and [the things] which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these [things] to faithful people who will be competent to teach others also.

in connection with which I suffer misfortune to the point of {imprisonment} as a criminal, but the word of God is not bound.

Because of this, I endure all [things] for the sake of the chosen, in order that they also may obtain salvation [which is] in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Now in a great house [there] are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wooden and earthenware [ones], some of which [are] for honorable use, and some of which [are] for ordinary use.

But you continue in [the things] which you have learned and are convinced [of], [because you] know from whom you learned [them],