To Timothy, my dear Child, from Paul who, by the will of God, is an Apostle of Christ Jesus, charged to proclaim the Life that comes from union with Christ Jesus. May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

to Timothy, [my] dear child. Grace, mercy, [and] peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.

Provide yourself with an outline of the sound teaching which you have heard from my lips, and be true to the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

Share hardships with me, as a true soldier of Christ Jesus.

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him:

If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.

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.

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

holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them.

Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.

And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and found to be true, because you know from whom you learned it.

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;

And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.

I have fought the good battle; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith [i.e., I have been true to my commitment].

The Lord will rescue me from every evil assault, and He will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.