2 Timotius 3:7

3:7 Such women are always seeking instruction, ¹  yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

2 Timotius 4:15

4:15 You be on guard against him ²  too, because he vehemently opposed our words.

2 Timotius 2:18

2:18 They have strayed from the truth ³  by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

2 Timotius 1:4

1:4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, ⁴  so that I may be filled with joy.

2 Timotius 3:1

Ministry in the Last Days

3:1 But understand this, that in the last days difficult ⁵  times will come.

2 Timotius 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ⁶  such is my gospel, ⁷ 

2 Timotius 2:15

2:15 Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately. ⁸ 

2 Timotius 4:2

4:2 Preach the message, ⁹  be ready ¹⁰  whether it is convenient or not, ¹¹  reprove, rebuke, exhort ¹²  with complete patience and instruction.

2 Timotius 4:10-11

4:10 For Demas deserted me, since he loved ¹³  the present age, and he went to Thessalonica. ¹⁴  Crescens went to Galatia and Titus to Dalmatia. 4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help ¹⁵  to me in ministry. ¹⁶ 

2 Timotius 4:4

4:4 And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths. ¹⁷ 

2 Timotius 2:19

2:19 However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” ¹⁸  and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord ¹⁹  must turn away from evil.”

2 Timotius 2:21

2:21 So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, ²⁰  he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

2 Timotius 1:17

1:17 But when he arrived in Rome, ²¹  he eagerly searched for me and found me.

2 Timotius 1:10

1:10 but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He ²²  has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

2 Timotius 3:6

3:6 For some of these insinuate themselves ²³  into households and captivate weak women ²⁴  who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.

2 Timotius 4:22

4:22 The Lord ²⁵  be with your spirit. Grace be with you. ²⁶ 

2 Timotius 1:3

Thanksgiving and Charge to Timothy

1:3 I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, ²⁷  when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day. ²⁸ 

2 Timotius 1:9

1:9 He is the one who saved us ²⁹  and called us with a holy calling, not based on ³⁰  our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ³¹ 

2 Timotius 3:15

3:15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timotius 1:14

1:14 Protect that good thing ³²  entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

2 Timotius 2:13

2:13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself. ³³ 

2 Timotius 1:6

1:6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess ³⁴  through the laying on of my hands.

2 Timotius 2:10

2:10 So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, ³⁵  that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory. ³⁶ 

2 Timotius 3:14

3:14 You, however, must continue ³⁷  in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know ³⁸  who taught you ³⁹ 

2 Timotius 3:16

3:16 Every scripture ⁴⁰  is inspired by God ⁴¹  and useful for teaching, for reproof, ⁴²  for correction, and for training in righteousness,

2 Timotius 4:17-18

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ⁴³  would be fully proclaimed ⁴⁴  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth! 4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ⁴⁵  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ⁴⁶  be glory for ever and ever! ⁴⁷  Amen.

[3:7]  ¹ tn Grk “always learning,” continuing the description of the women from v. 6. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:15]  ² tn Grk “against whom,” as a continuation of the previous clause. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:18]  ³ tn Grk “have deviated concerning the truth.”

[1:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “longing to see you, remembering your tears” (as a continuation of the preceding clause). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps, “dangerous,” “fierce.”

[2:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

[2:8]  ⁷ tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

[2:15]  ⁸ sn Accurately is a figure of speech that literally means something like “cutting a straight road.” In regard to the message of truth, it means “correctly handling” or “imparting it without deviation.”

[4:2]  ⁹ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ¹¹ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ¹² tn Or “encourage.”

[4:10]  ¹³ tn Grk “having loved.”

[4:10]  ¹⁴ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[4:11]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “useful.”

[4:11]  ¹⁶ tn Or “in serving me.”

[4:4]  ¹⁷ sn These myths were legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 4:7; and Titus 1:14.

[2:19]  ¹⁸ sn A quotation from Num 16:5.

[2:19]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “names the name of the Lord.”

[2:21]  ²⁰ tn Grk “from these,” alluding to the errors and deeds of the false teachers described in vv. 14-19.

[1:17]  ²¹ map For location see JP4 A1.

[1:10]  ²² tn Grk “having broken…and having brought…” (describing Christ). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here (and at the beginning of v. 11) in the translation.

[3:6]  ²³ tn Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”

[3:6]  ²⁴ tn Or “silly women.”

[4:22]  ²⁵ tc The reading ὁ κύριος (Jo kurio", “the Lord”) is well supported by א* F G 33 1739 1881 sa, but predictable expansions on the text have occurred at this point: A 104 614 pc read ὁ κύριος ᾿Ιησοῦς (Jo kurio" Ihsou", “the Lord Jesus”), while א² C D Ψ Ï sy bo have ὁ κύριος ᾿Ιησοῦς Χριστός (Jo kurio" Ihsou" Cristo", “the Lord Jesus Christ”). As B. M. Metzger notes, although in a late book such as 2 Timothy, one might expect the fuller title for the Lord, accidental omission of nomina sacra is rare (TCGNT 582). The shorter reading is thus preferred on both external and internal grounds.

[4:22]  ²⁶ tc Most witnesses (א² D Ψ Ï lat sy) conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”). Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. Further, there are several excellent witnesses of the Alexandrian and Western texts (א* A C F G 6 33 81 1739* 1881 sa) that lack the particle, rendering the omission the preferred reading.

[1:3]  ²⁷ tn Grk “from my ancestors.”

[1:3]  ²⁸ tn Or “as I do constantly. By night and day I long to see you…”

[1:9]  ²⁹ 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]  ³⁰ tn Or “according to,” or “by.”

[1:9]  ³¹ tn Grk “before eternal times.”

[1:14]  ³² sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).

[2:13]  ³³ sn If we are unfaithful…he cannot deny himself. This could be (1) a word of warning (The Lord will exact punishment; he cannot deny his holiness) or (2) a word of hope (Because of who he is, he remains faithful to us despite our lapses). The latter is more likely, since Paul consistently cites God’s faithfulness as a reassurance, not as a warning (cf. especially Rom 3:3; also 1 Cor 1:9; 10:13; 2 Cor 1:18; 1 Thess 5:24; 2 Thess 3:3).

[1:6]  ³⁴ tn Grk “that is in you.”

[2:10]  ³⁵ tn Grk “the elect.”

[2:10]  ³⁶ tn Grk “with eternal glory.”

[3:14]  ³⁷ tn Grk “but you, continue,” a command.

[3:14]  ³⁸ tn Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.

[3:14]  ³⁹ tn Grk “those from whom you learned.”

[3:16]  ⁴⁰ 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]  ⁴¹ 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]  ⁴² tn Or “rebuke,” “censure.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[4:17]  ⁴³ tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ⁴⁴ tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

[4:18]  ⁴⁵ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ⁴⁶ 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]  ⁴⁷ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.