Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day

For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.

For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.

Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,

That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us.

And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.

Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:

In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.

Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.

But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.

If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;

But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:

So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom;

For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;

But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.

I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and take him with you; for he is of use to me in the work.

The coat which I did not take from Troas and which is with Carpus, get when you come, and the books, specially the papers.