1 PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the ^apromise 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 ^aconscience , 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 ^aEunice ; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou ^astir up the ^bgift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my ^chands .
 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of ^afear ; but of ^bpower , and of ^clove , and of a sound mind.
 8 Be not thou therefore ^aashamed of the ^btestimony 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 ^acalling , not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and ^bgrace , which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
 10 But is now made ^amanifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished ^bdeath , and hath brought ^clife and ^dimmortality to light through the gospel:
 11 Whereunto I am ^aappointed a preacher, and an ^bapostle , and a teacher of the Gentiles.
 12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ^aashamed : 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 ^aform of ^bsound 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 ^adwelleth in us.
 15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be ^aturned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
 16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft ^arefreshed 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 ^amercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

 1 THOU therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
 2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to ^ateach others also.
 3 Thou therefore endure ^ahardness , as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
 4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
 5 And if a man also ^astrive for ^bmasteries , yet is he not ^ccrowned , except he strive lawfully.
 6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first ^apartaker of the fruits.
 7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
 8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was ^araised from the dead according to my ^bgospel :
 9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
 11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be ^adead with him, we shall also live with him:
 12 If we ^asuffer , we shall also ^breign with him: if we ^cdeny him, he also will deny us:
 13 If we ^abelieve not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot ^bdeny himself.
 14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they ^astrive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
 15 ^aStudy to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, ^brightly dividing the word of truth.
 16 But shun profane and ^avain babblings: for they will increase unto more ^bungodliness .
 17 And their ^aword will eat as doth a canker: of whom is ^bHymenaeus and Philetus;
 18 Who concerning the truth have ^aerred , saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
 19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of ^aearth ; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
 21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a ^avessel unto honour, ^bsanctified , and ^cmeet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
 22 Flee also youthful ^alusts : but follow ^brighteousness , faith, charity, ^cpeace , with them that call on the Lord out of a ^dpure heart.
 23 But ^afoolish and unlearned ^bquestions avoid, knowing that they do gender ^cstrifes .
 24 And the servant of the Lord must not ^astrive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to ^bteach , patient,
 25 In ^ameekness ^binstructing those that oppose themselves; if God ^cperadventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken ^acaptive by him at his will.

 1 THIS know also, that in the ^alast days perilous ^btimes shall come.
 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, ^acovetous , boasters, ^bproud , blasphemers, ^cdisobedient to parents, ^dunthankful , unholy,
 3 Without ^anatural ^baffection , ^ctrucebreakers , ^dfalse accusers, ^eincontinent , fierce, despisers of those that are good,
 4 ^aTraitors , ^bheady , ^chighminded , lovers of ^dpleasures more than lovers of God;
 5 Having a ^aform of godliness, but ^bdenying the power thereof: from such turn away.
 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly ^awomen laden with sins, led away with divers ^blusts ,
 7 Ever ^alearning , and never able to come to the ^bknowledge of the ^ctruth .
 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also ^aresist the truth: men of ^bcorrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their ^afolly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
 10 But thou hast ^afully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what ^apersecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
 12 Yea, and all that will live ^agodly in Christ Jesus shall ^bsuffer ^cpersecution .
 13 But evil men and ^aseducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
 14 But ^acontinue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
 15 And that from a ^achild thou hast known the holy ^bscriptures , which are able to make thee ^cwise unto ^dsalvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
 16 ^aAll ^bscripture is given by ^cinspiration of God, and is ^dprofitable for ^edoctrine , for ^freproof , for correction, for ^ginstruction in ^hrighteousness :
 17 That the man of God may be ^aperfect , throughly furnished unto all ^bgood works.

 1 I CHARGE thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall ^ajudge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
 2 ^aPreach the word; ^bbe ^cinstant in season, out of season; ^dreprove , rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
 3 For the time will come when they will not ^aendure sound ^bdoctrine ; but after their own ^clusts shall they heap to themselves ^dteachers , having itching ears;
 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the ^atruth , and shall be turned unto ^bfables .
 5 But ^awatch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an ^bevangelist , ^cmake full proof of thy ministry.
 6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
 7 I have fought a good ^afight , I have ^bfinished my course, I have kept the faith:
 8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a ^acrown of ^brighteousness , which the Lord, the righteous ^cjudge , shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
 9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:
 10 For ^aDemas hath ^bforsaken me, having loved this present ^cworld , and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
 11 Only ^aLuke is with me. Take ^bMark , and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.
 12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.
 13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the ^abooks , but especially the parchments.
 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his ^aworks :
 15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly ^awithstood our words.
 16 At my first ^aanswer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their ^bcharge .
 17 Notwithstanding the ^aLord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
 18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will ^apreserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
 19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
 20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick.
 21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.
 22 The ^aLord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.