2 Timotius 4:17

4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message ¹  would be fully proclaimed ²  for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion’s mouth!

2 Timotius 2:26

2:26 and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive ³  to do his will. ⁴ 

2 Timotius 4:18

4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely ⁵  into his heavenly kingdom. To him ⁶  be glory for ever and ever! ⁷  Amen.

2 Timotius 3:11

3:11 as well as the persecutions and sufferings ⁸  that happened to me in Antioch, ⁹  in Iconium, and in Lystra. ¹⁰  I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

[4:17]  ¹ tn Or “the preaching.”

[4:17]  ² tn Grk “might be completely fulfilled.”

[2:26]  ³ tn Grk “having been captured by him.”

[2:26]  ⁴ 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.

[4:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “save me.”

[4:18]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.

[3:11]  ⁸ tn Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10.

[3:11]  ⁹ map For location see JP1 E2; JP2 E2; JP3 E2; JP4 E2.

[3:11]  ¹⁰ 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