Second Epistle to Timothy

Paul, (the) apostle of Christ Jesus through (the) wish of God according to the promise of (the) life which is in Christ Jesus,

to Timotheos my beloved child, (the) grace, (the) mercy, (the) peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I give thanks to God whom I serve from my ancestors, in pure conscience, as remembering thee unfailingly in my prayers by night and day,

loving to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy.

Remembering the faith which is in thee unfeigned; this which dwelt first in (the) mother of thy mother Lōēdē, and thy mother Eunikē; but I am persuaded that it dwelt in thee also.

Therefore I remind thee that thou should revivify the grace of God, which is this which is in thee, this which was given to thee through my laying on of hand.

For God giveth not to us a spirit of fear, but of [a] power and [a] love and [a] prudence.

Be not ashamed then of the witness of our Lord, nor of me also the prisoner of his: but suffer with the Gospel according to the power of God;

he who saved us, and he called us in a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his foreordaining alone, and his grace which he gave to us in Christ Jesus before the eternal times,

but it was manifested now by the manifestation of our saviour Jesus Christ. He having done away indeed with (the) death; but he caused (the) life and [the] incorruption to enlighten through the Gospel,

this of which I (pron.) was appointed for proclaimer and apostle and teacher of the Gentiles.

Therefore I suffer these (pains), but I am not ashamed of it, for I know him whom I believed, and I am persuaded that it is possible for him to keep my deposit unto that day.

Put by thee a form of sound words, these which thou heardest from me, in [a] faith and [a] love, which is in Christ Jesus.

The good deposit keep through the holy spirit, which dwelleth in us.

Thou knowest this, that they who are in Asia all turned away from me, of whom are Phygelos and Ermogenēs.

But the Lord shall give [a] mercy to (the) house of Onesyphoros because he gave rest to me many times, and my chain he was not ashamed of;

but having come to Rōmē, he hastened to seek for me, and he found me.

But the Lord shall give to him, to find [a] mercy with the Lord in that day; all the ministries which he did to me in Ephesos thou (pron.) knowest the more.

Thou then, my child, be encouraged in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.

The things which thou heardest from me through many witnesses, these commits to faithful men, those (lit. these) who will be worthy to teach others.

Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

No one being soldier entangleth himself in the works of this life; that he may please him who armed him.

But if (any) one should go to (the) place of contending, he is not crowned unless he contendeth lawfully.

The husbandman who toileth must take first from the fruits.

Understand the things which I say; for the Lord shall give to thee a knowledge in all things.

Remember Jesus Christ who rose from them who are dead, from (the) seed of David according to my Gospel:

that in which I suffer even unto bonds as an evil doer; but (the) word of God is not bound.

Therefore I am patient in all things because of the elect, that they may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with the eternal glory.

Faithful is (the) word; for if we died with him, then we shall (lit. will) live with him also:

if we shall (lit. will) be patient, then we shall (lit. will) reign with him also: if we shall (lit. will) deny him, he also will deny us:

if we shall (lit. will) be unbelieving, that one will stay being faithful; for it is not possible that he should deny himself.

Remind them of these things, witnessing before God, not to dispute in (the) word for anything in which there is not gain, unto a ruining of them who hear.

Haste thee to present thyself as one chosen for God, as a workman (who) is not ashamed, dividing (the) word of the truth rightly.

But avoid profane and empty stories: for they advance further in ungodliness,

and their word findeth pasture as a canker which eateth: from whom is Hymeneos and Phyletos:

these who agree not with (the) truth, saying that (the) resurrection has already happened, and they turn (the) faith of others away.

The firm foundation however of God standeth, having this seal: The Lord knew them who are his: let all who say (the) name of the Lord abstain from (the) wrongdoing.

But in a great house not only vessels of gold and silver (vessels are those) which are in it; but there are (vessels of) wood also and earthenware; some indeed being unto (the) honour, but others being unto [a] dishonour.

If then (any) one should cleanse himself from all these, he shall be a vessel unto (the) honour cleansed, serviceable for his master, prepared unto all good works.

The youthful lusts avoid, but run after [the] righteousness, [the] faith, [the] love, [the] peace with all who cry unto (the) name of the Lord out of a cleansed heart.

But the questions of foolishness and ignorance avoid. Thou shalt know this, that they gender contentions:

but a servant of the Lord ought not to dispute, but to be meek with all, apt to teach, forbearing the evil,

teaching in [a] meekness them who oppose him, that perhaps God might give to them [a] repentance some time to cause them to know the truth,

and be sober from the snare with which the devil caught them, being subjected by him to the will of that (one).

But this know, that in the last days evil times shall be.

For [the] men shall be loving themselves alone, lovers of silver, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

uncompassionate, inconstant, slanderers, not able to control themselves, receiving not teaching, loving not the good,

being traitors, headstrong, haughty, being lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

having (the) form of [the] godliness, but denying its power: [but] these [others] avoid.

But among these are they who sink into the houses, taking captive women full of sin, leading them in lusts of many kinds,

learning always, and they are not able ever to come into (the) knowledge of the truth.

But as Jannēs and Jambrēs who opposed Moses, thus these others also oppose the truth; men whose heart is corrupt, reprobate about the faith.

But they will not advance any further; for their ignorance will be manifest to all, according as that of the others became.

But thou walkedst after my doctrine, after my form, after my foreordaining, my faith, my longsuffering, my love, my patience;

all the persecutions and these pains which happened to me in (the) Antiochia, in Ikonion, in Lystrois; all the persecutions which I received; the Lord saved me from them all.

But all who wish to live in [a] godliness in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

But evil men and impostors shall come forward the more in the evil, deceiving and being deceived.

But thou (pron.) abide in the things which thou learnedst, and in which thou trustedst,

knowing through whom thou learnedst; and from being a child holy writings (are those) which thou knowest, these for which it is possible to give teaching to thee unto [the] salvation through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

All scriptures of inspiration of God are profitable unto [a] doctrine, unto [a] reproof, unto [a] correction, unto [an] instruction which is in [the] righteousness:

that (the) man of God may be prepared and established in all good works.

I witness before God and Christ Jesus who will judge them who are living and them who are dead, and (by) his manifestation and his kingdom;

proclaim the word, be upon them in season, out of season; reprove, exhort, rebuke in all longsuffering and teaching.

For times will happen when they shall not receive sound doctrine, but according to their own lusts drawing to themselves teachers, tickling their ears;

their hearing indeed they shall turn from (the) truth, but they shall turn aside after the fables.

But thou (pron.) be sober in all things, suffer, work as a preacher of good tidings, fulfil thy ministry.

For I (pron.) now shall (lit. will) be removed, and (the) time of my dissolution drew near.

The good strife I strove. The course I completed. The faith I kept.

Henceforth is laid (up) for me the crown of [the] righteousness, that which the Lord will give to me in that day, the righteous judge; but not only to me alone, but also all who loved his manifestation.

Haste thee to come to me quickly:

for Dēmas forsook me, having loved this present age, he went to Thessalonikia; Kriskēs to [the] Galatia; Titos to DalMatthewia;

Loukas alone (it is) who is with me. Markos, take him away, bring him with thee, for he is serviceable to me unto [a] ministry.

But Tychikos I sent to Ephesos.

The cloak which I left in Trōas with Karpō, bring it (when thou) art coming, and the books also, especially the parchments.

Alexandros, the smith, did much evil to me: the Lord shall give recompense to him according to his works.

This (man), from whom keep thou thyself also, for he greatly opposed my words.

In my first defence he let not any come to me, but they all forsook me. It shall not be reckoned to them.

But the Lord stood with me: he gave power to me; that through me the proclaiming might be fulfilled, And all the Gentiles might hear that I was saved from the mouth of a lion.

The Lord shall preserve me from every evil work, and shall bring me safe into his kingdom of (the) heaven: he whose is the glory unto age of the ages. Amen.

Salute Priskylla and Akylla, and (the) house of Onēsiphoros.

Erastos stayed in Korinthos. But Trophēmos I left in Melitos sick.

Haste thee to come before the winter. Euboulos saluteth thee, and Pioudēs and Nilos and Klaudios and all the brethren.

The Lord Jesus Christ with thy spirit. (The) grace with you.