Reference: Timothy, Second Epistle to
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was probably written a year or so after the first, and from Rome, where Paul was for a second time a prisoner, and was sent to Timothy by the hands of Tychicus. In it he entreats Timothy to come to him before winter, and to bring Mark with him (comp. Php 2:22). He was anticipating that "the time of his departure was at hand" (2Ti 4:6), and he exhorts his "son Timothy" to all diligence and steadfastness, and to patience under persecution (2Ti 1:6-15), and to a faithful discharge of all the duties of his office (2Ti 4:1-5), with all the solemnity of one who was about to appear before the Judge of quick and dead.
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But ye know the proof of him, that, as a child to a father, he served with me for the good-news.
Because of which reason I remind thee to rekindle the gift of God that is in thee through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of soberness. read more. Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner, but suffer together with the good-news according to the power of God. Who saved us and who 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 times eternal. But which has now been manifested by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who indeed abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the good-news, for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of Gentiles. Because of which reason I also suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to preserve my consignment for that day. Hold the pattern of sound words that thou heard from me, in faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good consignment through the Holy Spirit that dwells in us. This thou know, that all those in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
I solemnly testify therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is going to judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom, preach the word, stand ready in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. read more. For there will be time when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but they will accumulate teachers to themselves according to their own desires, who tickle the ear, and will indeed turn the ear away from the truth, and will be turned aside to myths. But be thou sober in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, bring thy ministry to fullness. For I am already poured out a libation, and the time of my dissolution is imminent.