2 Timotius 3:17

3:17 that the person dedicated to God ¹  may be capable ²  and equipped for every good work.

2 Timotius 4:5

4:5 You, however, be self-controlled ³  in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

2 Timotius 4:14

4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me a great deal of harm. ⁴  The Lord will repay him in keeping with his deeds. ⁵ 

2 Timotius 2:21

2:21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, ⁶  he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

2 Timotius 1:9

1:9 He is the one who saved us ⁷  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ⁸  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ⁹ 

2 Timotius 4:18

4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ¹⁰  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ¹¹  be glory for ever and ever! ¹²  Amen.

[3:17]  ¹ tn Grk “the man of God,” but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpos) is most likely used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[3:17]  ² tn This word is positioned for special emphasis; it carries the sense of “complete, competent, able to meet all demands.”

[4:5]  ³ tn Or “sober,” “temperate.”

[4:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “showed me much evil.”

[4:14]  ⁵ sn An allusion to Ps 28:4.

[2:21]  ⁶ tn Grk “from these,” alluding to the errors and deeds of the false teachers described in vv. 14-19.

[1:9]  ⁷ tn More literally, “who saved us,” as a description of God in v. 8. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[1:9]  ⁸ tn Or “according to,” or “by.”

[1:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “before eternal times.”

[4:18]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to whom.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:18]  ¹² tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.