2 Timotius 1:2

1:2 to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord!

2 Timotius 1:13

1:13 Hold to the standard ¹  of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ² 

2 Timotius 1:15

1:15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia ³  deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

2 Timotius 2:18

2:18 They have strayed from the truth ⁴  by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

2 Timotius 2:26

2:26 and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive ⁵  to do his will. ⁶ 

2 Timotius 3:14

3:14 You, however, must continue ⁷  in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know ⁸  who taught you ⁹ 

2 Timotius 3:16

3:16 Every scripture ¹⁰  is inspired by God ¹¹  and useful for teaching, for reproof, ¹²  for correction, and for training in righteousness,

2 Timotius 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ¹³  be ready ¹⁴  whether it is convenient or not, ¹⁵  reprove, rebuke, exhort ¹⁶  with complete patience and instruction.

2 Timotius 4:13

4:13 When you come, bring with you the cloak I left in Troas with Carpas and the scrolls, especially the parchments.

[1:13]  ¹ tn Or “pattern.”

[1:13]  ² tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”

[1:13]  sn With the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This describes the manner in which Timothy must hold to the standard (similar to Paul’s call for him to give attention to his life and his teaching in 1 Tim 4:11-16).

[1:15]  ³ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[2:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “have deviated concerning the truth.”

[2:26]  ⁵ tn Grk “having been captured by him.”

[2:26]  ⁶ tn Grk “for that one’s will,” referring to the devil, but with a different pronoun than in the previous phrase “by him.” Some have construed “for his will” with the earlier verb and referred the pronoun to God: “come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap (though they have been captured by him) in order to do His will.” In Classical Greek the shift in pronouns would suggest this, but in Koine Greek this change is not significant. The more natural sense is a reference to the devil’s will.

[3:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “but you, continue,” a command.

[3:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.

[3:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “those from whom you learned.”

[3:16]  ¹⁰ tn Or “All scripture.”

[3:16]  sn There is very little difference in sense between every scripture (emphasizing the individual portions) and “all scripture” (emphasizing the composite whole). The former option is preferred, because it fits the normal use of the word “all/every” in Greek (πᾶς, pas) as well as Paul’s normal sense for the word “scripture” in the singular without the article, as here. So every scripture means “every individual portion of scripture.”

[3:16]  ¹¹ sn Inspired by God. Some have connected this adjective in a different way and translated it as “every inspired scripture is also useful.” But this violates the parallelism of the two adjectives in the sentence, and the arrangement of words makes clear that both should be taken as predicate adjectives: “every scripture is inspired…and useful.”

[3:16]  ¹² tn Or “rebuke,” “censure.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[4:2]  ¹³ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ¹⁴ tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “encourage.”