Paul, by God's will an apostle of Christ Jesus in fulfilment of the promise of that life which is found in union with Christ Jesus,

to my dear child Timothy; God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord bless you and be merciful to you and give you peace.

I thank God, whom I, like my forefathers, worship with a clear conscience, when I remember you, as I constantly do, in my prayers.

For the Spirit God has given us is a spirit not of timidity but of power, love, and self-discipline.

So you must not be ashamed to testify to our Lord, nor be ashamed of me who am in prison for his sake, but join with me in suffering for the good news, through the power of God.

which has now been revealed through the appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has taken away the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the good news,

Share my hardships like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

Remember Jesus Christ as risen from the dead, and descended from David, as I preach the good news,

for the sake of which I even suffer imprisonment as a criminal. But God's message is not imprisoned!

For that reason I am ready to submit to anything for the sake of those whom God has chosen, so that they too may gain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and brings eternal glory.

Remind men of these things. Charge them before God to avoid idle arguments which do no one any good and only bring destruction on those who listen to them.

Do your best to win God's approval as a workman who has nothing to be ashamed of, but rightly shapes the message of truth.

Yet God's solid foundation stands unshaken, bearing this inscription, "The Lord knows those who belong to him," and "Everyone who uses the name of the Lord must give up evil."

So if a man will cleanse himself from these things, he will be put to great uses, consecrated and used by the master of the house himself, and ready for any good use.

correcting his opponents with gentleness; for God may possibly let them repent and acknowledge the truth,

unfeeling, irreconcilable, slanderous, with no self-control, brutal, with no love for what is good,

treacherous, reckless, conceited, caring more for pleasure than for God,

so that the man of God will be adequate, and equipped for any good work.

I charge you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,

No one but Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is of great assistance to me,

The Lord be with your spirit. God bless you all.