Berean Study Bible | International Standard Version |
1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, | 1From: Paul, an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by God's will in keeping with the promise of life that is in the Messiah Jesus. |
2To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. | 2To: Timothy, my dear child. May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Messiah Jesus our Lord be yours! |
3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers. | 3I constantly thank my God—whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you in my prayers night and day, |
4Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. | 4recalling your tears and longing to see you so that I can be filled with joy. |
5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well. | 5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first existed in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that this faith also exists in you. |
6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. | 6For this reason, I am reminding you to fan into flames the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands. |
7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. | 7For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but one of power, love, and self-discipline. |
8So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God. | 8Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel. |
9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began. | 9He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own accomplishments, but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in the Messiah Jesus before time began. |
10And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel, | 10Now, however, that grace has been revealed through the coming of our Savior the Messiah Jesus, who has destroyed death and through the gospel has brought life and release from death into full view. |
11to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. | 11For the sake of this gospel I was appointed to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles. |
12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day. | 12That is why I suffer as I do. However, I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I'm convinced that he is able to protect what he has entrusted to me until the day that he comes. |
13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. | 13Hold on to the pattern of healthy teachings that you have heard from me, along with the faith and love that are in the Messiah Jesus. |
14Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. | 14With the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us, protect the good treasure that has been entrusted to you. |
15You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. | 15You know that everyone in Asia has abandoned me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. |
16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains. | 16May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often took care of me and was not ashamed that I was a prisoner. |
17Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me. | 17Instead, when he arrived in Rome he searched diligently for me and found me. |
18May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus. | 18May the Lord grant that he finds mercy on the day he comes again. You know very well how much he assisted me in Ephesus. |
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