Thematic Bible
2 Timothy 1:1 (show verse)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will, for the promise of life in Christ Jesus:
2 Timothy 1:2 (show verse)
To Timothy, my dearly loved son.
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Grace, mercy, and peace
2 Timothy 1:3 (show verse)
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.
2 Timothy 1:4 (show verse)
Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy,
2 Timothy 1:5 (show verse)
clearly recalling your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice, and that I am convinced is in you also.
2 Timothy 1:6 (show verse)
Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.
2 Timothy 1:7 (show verse)
For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.
2 Timothy 1:8 (show verse)
So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
2 Timothy 1:9 (show verse)
with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.
2 Timothy 1:10 (show verse)
through the appearing
who has abolished death
and has brought life
through the gospel.
2 Timothy 1:11 (show verse)
For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher,
2 Timothy 1:12 (show verse)
and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.
2 Timothy 1:13 (show verse)
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 1:14 (show verse)
Guard, through the Holy Spirit who lives in us, that good thing entrusted to you.
2 Timothy 1:15 (show verse)
This you know: All those in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
2 Timothy 1:16 (show verse)
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
2 Timothy 1:17 (show verse)
On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he diligently searched for me and found me.
2 Timothy 1:18 (show verse)
May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from Him on that day. And you know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.