| 1 | Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God , according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus , |
| 2 | To Timothy , [my] dearly beloved son : Grace , mercy , [and] peace , from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord . |
| 3 | I thank God , whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience , that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day ; |
| 4 | Greatly desiring to see thee , being mindful of thy tears , that I may be filled with joy ; |
| 5 | When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee , which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois , and thy mother Eunice ; and I am persuaded that in thee also . |
| 6 | Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God , which is in thee by the putting on of my hands . |
| 7 | For God hath not given us the spirit of fear ; but of power , and of love , and of a sound mind . |
| 8 | Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord , nor of me his prisoner : but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God ; |
| 9 | Who hath saved us , and called [us] with an holy calling , not according to our works , but according to his own purpose and grace , which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began , |
| 10 | But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ , who hath abolished death , and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel : |
| 11 | Whereunto I am appointed a preacher , and an apostle , and a teacher of the Gentiles . |
| 12 | For the which cause I also suffer these things : nevertheless I am not ashamed : for I know whom I have believed , and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day . |
| 13 | Hold fast the form of sound words , which thou hast heard of me , in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus . |
| 14 | That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us . |
| 15 | This thou knowest , that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me ; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes . |
| 16 | The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus ; for he oft refreshed me , and was not ashamed of my chain : |
| 17 | But , when he was in Rome , he sought me out very diligently , and found [me]. |
| 18 | The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day : and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus , thou knowest very well . |
