Bible-Reading.comII Timothy 1
1Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the life which is in Christ Jesus,
2to Timotheus, my beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3I am thankful to God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day,
4earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5calling to mind the unfeigned faith which has been in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.
6For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
7For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion.
8Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;
9who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages of time,
10but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;
11to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of the nations.
12For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.
13Have an outline of sound words, which words thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.
14Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted.
15Thou knowest this, that all who are in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.
16The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain;
17but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found me --
18the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that day -- and how much service he rendered in Ephesus *thou* knowest best.
II Timothy 2
1Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.
2And the things thou hast heard of me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, such as shall be competent to instruct others also.
3Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.
5And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.
6The husbandman must labour before partaking of the fruits.
7Think of what I say, for the Lord will give thee understanding in all things.
8Remember Jesus Christ raised from among the dead, of the seed of David, according to my glad tidings,
9in which I suffer even unto bonds as an evil-doer: but the word of God is not bound.
10For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that *they* also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11The word is faithful; for if we have died together with him, we shall also live together;
12if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we deny, *he* also will deny us;
13if we are unfaithful, *he* abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
14Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.
15Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.
16But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,
17and their word will spread as a gangrene; of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18men who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
19Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, The Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of the Lord withdraw from iniquity.
20But in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wooden and earthen; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
21If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, in separating himself from them, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
22But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
23But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions.
24And a bondman of the Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;
25in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of the truth,
26and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for *his* will.