2 Timotius 4:15

4:15 You be on guard against him ¹  too, because he vehemently opposed our words.

2 Timotius 3:8

3:8 And just as Jannes and Jambres ²  opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith ³  – also oppose the truth.

2 Timotius 2:14

Dealing with False Teachers

2:14 Remind people ⁴  of these things and solemnly charge them ⁵  before the Lord ⁶  not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen. ⁷ 

2 Timotius 1:18

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! ⁸  And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. 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 1:8

1:8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord ¹³  or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by ¹⁴  God’s power accept your share of suffering ¹⁵  for the gospel.

2 Timotius 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹⁶  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise ¹⁷  of life in Christ Jesus,

2 Timotius 2:7

2:7 Think about what I am saying and ¹⁸  the Lord will give you understanding of all this. ¹⁹ 

2 Timotius 2:13

2:13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself. ²⁰ 

2 Timotius 2:16

2:16 But avoid profane chatter, ²¹  because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, ²² 

2 Timotius 2:8

2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; ²³  such is my gospel, ²⁴ 

2 Timotius 2:25

2:25 correcting ²⁵  opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth ²⁶ 

2 Timotius 3:10-11

Continue in What You Have Learned

3:10 You, however, ²⁷  have followed my teaching, my ²⁸  way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance, 3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ²⁹  that happened to me in Antioch, ³⁰  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ³¹  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

[4:15]  ¹ 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.

[3:8]  ² sn Jannes and Jambres were the traditional names of two of Pharaoh’s magicians who opposed Moses at the time of the Exodus.

[3:8]  ³ tn Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”

[2:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “remind of these things,” implying “them” or “people” as the object.

[2:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “solemnly charging.” The participle διαμαρτυρόμενος (diamarturomeno") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[2:14]  ⁶ tc ‡ Most witnesses (A D Ψ 048 1739 1881 Ï sy) have κυρίου (kuriou, “Lord”) instead of θεοῦ (qeou, “God”) here, while a few have Χριστοῦ (Cristou, “Christ”; 206 {429 1758}). θεοῦ, however, is well supported by א C F G I 614 629 630 1175 al. Internally, the Pastorals never elsewhere use the expression ἐνώπιον κυρίου (enwpion kuriou, “before the Lord”), but consistently use ἐνώπιον θεοῦ (“before God”; cf. 1 Tim 2:3; 5:4, 21; 6:13; 2 Tim 4:1). But this fact could be argued both ways: The author’s style may be in view, or scribes may have adjusted the wording to conform it to the Pastorals’ universal expression. Further, only twice in the NT (Jas 4:10 [v.l. θεοῦ]; Rev 11:4 [v.l. θεοῦ]) is the expression ἐνώπιον κυρίου found. That such an expression is not found in the corpus Paulinum seems to be sufficient impetus for scribes to change the wording here. Thus, although the external evidence is somewhat on the side of θεοῦ, the internal evidence is on the side of κυρίου. A decision is difficult, but κυρίου is the preferred reading.

[2:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “[it is] beneficial for nothing, for the ruin of those who listen.”

[1:18]  ⁸ sn That day is a reference to the day when Onesiphorus (v. 16) stands before Christ to give account for his service (cf. v. 12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).

[1:18]  ⁹ tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”

[1:18]  map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[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.

[1:8]  ¹³ tn Grk “the testimony of our Lord.”

[1:8]  ¹⁴ tn Or “according to.”

[1:8]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me in suffering.”

[1:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “for the promise…” or possibly “in accordance with the promise…”

[2:7]  ¹⁸ tn The Greek word here usually means “for,” but is used in this verse for a milder continuation of thought.

[2:7]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “in all things.”

[2:13]  ²⁰ 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).

[2:16]  ²¹ sn Profane chatter was apparently a characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-4; 4:7; 6:20).

[2:16]  ²² tn Grk “they [who engage in it] will progress even more in ungodliness.”

[2:8]  ²³ tn Grk “of David’s seed” (an idiom for physical descent).

[2:8]  ²⁴ tn Grk “according to my gospel.”

[2:25]  ²⁵ sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

[2:25]  ²⁶ tn Grk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”

[3:10]  ²⁷ sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.

[3:10]  ²⁸ tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.

[3:11]  ²⁹ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

[3:11]  ³⁰ map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.

[3:11]  ³¹ sn In Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. See Acts 13-14 for the account of these persecutions.

[3:11]  map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2