2 Timothy 1
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1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, 2to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day 4longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy; 5having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also. 6For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. 7For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. 8Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God, 9who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal, 10but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News. 11For this, I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 12For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day. 13Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 14That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. 15This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain, 17but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me 18(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.
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“for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7”
2 Timothy 1:7
Summary
In 2 Timothy chapter 1, Paul opens his letter to Timothy by expressing gratitude to God, whom he serves with a clear conscience, and remembers Timothy in his prayers. He recalls Timothy's genuine faith, which first lived in his grandmother Lois and mother Eunice, and urges Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God. Paul highlights the importance of not being ashamed of the testimony about the Lord or of Paul himself, who is suffering for the gospel. Instead, he encourages Timothy to join in the suffering for the gospel by relying on the power of God. Paul emphasizes that God saved and called them to a holy calling, not because of works but because of His own purpose and grace now revealed through the appearing of Christ Jesus. Paul reflects on his own appointed roles as a preacher, apostle, and teacher, and notes that despite suffering, he is not ashamed because he knows in whom he has believed. Timothy is urged to hold to the pattern of sound teaching and guard the good deposit entrusted to him with the help of the Holy Spirit. Paul concludes by mentioning those who have turned away from him, including Phygelus and Hermogenes, contrasting them with Onesiphorus who often refreshed Paul and was not ashamed of his chains.
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