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2 Timothy · American Standard Version (1901)

2 Timothy 1 American Standard Version (1901)

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ASV American Standard Version (1901)
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
1 Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ κατ᾽ ἐπαγγελίαν ζωῆς τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ,
2 to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Τιμοθέῳ ἀγαπητῷ τέκνῳ· χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη ἀπὸ Θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν.
3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day
3 Χάριν ἔχω τῷ Θεῷ, ᾧ λατρεύω ἀπὸ προγόνων ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει, ὡς ἀδιάλειπτον ἔχω τὴν περὶ σοῦ μνείαν ἐν ταῖς δεήσεσί μου νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας,
4 longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
4 ἐπιποθῶν σε ἰδεῖν, μεμνημένος σου τῶν δακρύων, ἵνα χαρᾶς πληρωθῶ,
5 having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.
5 ὑπόμνησιν λαμβάνων τῆς ἐν σοὶ ἀνυποκρίτου πίστεως, ἥτις ἐνῴκησε πρῶτον ἐν τῇ μάμμῃ σου Λωΐδι καὶ τῇ μητρί σου Εὐνίκῃ, πέπεισμαι δὲ ὅτι καὶ ἐν σοί.
6 For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands.
6 δι᾽ ἣν αἰτίαν ἀναμιμνήσκω σε ἀναζωπυρεῖν τὸ χάρισμα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἐν σοὶ διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν μου·
7 For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
7 οὐ γὰρ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ Θεὸς Πνεῦμα δειλίας, ἀλλὰ δυνάμεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ σωφρονισμοῦ.
8 Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;
8 μὴ οὖν ἐπαισχυνθῇς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν μηδὲ ἐμὲ τὸν δέσμιον αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ συγκακοπάθησον τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ κατὰ δύναμιν Θεοῦ,
9 who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
9 τοῦ σώσαντος ἡμᾶς καὶ καλέσαντος κλήσει ἁγίᾳ, οὐ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα ἡμῶν, ἀλλὰ κατ᾽ ἰδίαν πρόθεσιν καὶ χάριν, τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων,
10 but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
10 φανερωθεῖσαν δὲ νῦν διὰ τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καταργήσαντος μὲν τὸν θάνατον, φωτίσαντος δὲ ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
11 whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher.
11 εἰς ὃ ἐτέθην ἐγὼ κήρυξ καὶ ἀπόστολος καὶ διδάσκαλος ἐθνῶν.
12 For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day.
12 δι᾽ ἣν αἰτίαν καὶ ταῦτα πάσχω, ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐπαισχύνομαι· οἶδα γὰρ ᾧ πεπίστευκα, καὶ πέπεισμαι ὅτι δυνατός ἐστι τὴν παραθήκην μου φυλάξαι εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν.
13 Hold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
13 ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχε ὑγιαινόντων λόγων ὧν παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ ἤκουσας, ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ·
14 That good thing which was committed unto [thee] guard through the Holy Spirit which dwelleth in us.
14 τὴν καλὴν παραθήκην φύλαξον διὰ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου τοῦ ἐνοικοῦντος ἐν ἡμῖν.
15 This thou knowest, that all that are in Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
15 Οἶδας τοῦτο, ὅτι ἀπεστράφησάν με πάντες οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ, ὧν ἐστι Φύγελλος καὶ Ἑρμογένης.
16 The Lord grant mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus: for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;
16 δῴη ἔλεος ὁ Κύριος τῷ Ὀνησιφόρου οἴκῳ, ὅτι πολλάκις με ἀνέψυξε καὶ τὴν ἅλυσίν μου οὐκ ἐπαισχύνθη,
17 but, when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently, and found me
17 ἀλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ σπουδαιότερον ἐζήτησέ με καὶ εὗρε·
18 (the Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day); and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
18 δῴη αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρὰ Κυρίου ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ· καὶ ὅσα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ διηκόνησε, βέλτιον σὺ γινώσκεις.

People & places in this chapter

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People

  • Eunice

    Mother of Timothy

    Timothy's mother, whose sincere faith Paul recalls; she shared it with her mother Lois.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Timothy 1:5

  • Hermogenes

    Man of Asia who turned away

    One of those in Asia who turned away from Paul.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Timothy 1:15

  • Lois

    Grandmother of Timothy

    Timothy's grandmother, in whom a sincere faith first lived.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Timothy 1:5

  • Onesiphorus

    Refresher of Paul

    A man who often refreshed Paul and was not ashamed of his chains, searching for him eagerly in Rome; Paul greets his household.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Timothy 1:16; 2 Timothy 4:19

  • Phygelus

    Man of Asia who turned away

    One of those in Asia who turned away from Paul.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Timothy 1:15

Cross references (17)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Hebrews 9:15; John 17:3; John 10:28; 2 Corinthians 1:1; 1 John 5:11–13
  2. 2 2 Timothy 2:1; 1 Timothy 1:2; Acts 16:1; Romans 1:7; Philippians 4:1
  3. 3 Romans 1:8–9; Hebrews 13:8; Acts 24:14; Acts 23:1; Acts 22:3
  4. 4 2 Timothy 4:9; 1 Thessalonians 2:17–3:1; Philippians 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:21; Revelation 21:4
  5. 5 1 Timothy 1:5; Acts 16:1; 2 Timothy 3:15; 1 Timothy 4:6; 2 Corinthians 6:6
  6. 6 1 Timothy 4:14; 1 Peter 4:10–11; Romans 12:6–8; 1 Thessalonians 5:19; 2 Peter 3:1
  7. 7 Romans 8:15; 1 John 4:18; John 14:27; Galatians 5:22; Luke 10:19
  8. 8 Romans 1:16; Mark 8:38; 1 Peter 4:13–15; 2 Timothy 4:5; Revelation 12:11
  9. 9 Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:4–5; Ephesians 1:3–4; Romans 11:5–6; Romans 16:25
  10. 10 1 John 1:2; Romans 16:26; Titus 2:11; 2 Peter 3:18; Hebrews 2:14–15
  11. 11 1 Timothy 2:7; Ephesians 3:7–8; Acts 9:15; 1 Timothy 1:7
  12. 12 Jude 24; 2 Timothy 1:8; 1 Peter 4:19; 2 Timothy 4:8; Hebrews 7:25
  13. 13 Titus 1:9; 2 Timothy 3:14; Philippians 4:9; Romans 6:17; 2 Timothy 2:2
  14. 14 John 14:17; Romans 8:13; 1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 Corinthians 3:16
  15. 15 2 Timothy 4:16; Philippians 2:21; 2 Timothy 4:10–11; Acts 19:10; Acts 19:27
  16. 16 2 Timothy 4:19; Philemon 20; Ephesians 6:20; Hebrews 10:34; Philemon 7
  17. 18 Hebrews 6:10; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 Timothy 1:3; Luke 8:3; Acts 19:1

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary 1:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on Second Timothy (Homily I)

    What is the reason of his writing this second Epistle to Timothy? He had said, "I hope to come unto thee shortly" (1 Tim. iii.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 13 (1889)

  2. Quotes verse 1:16 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XIII, Chapters XXV–XXVII)

    Such an earth was the godly Onesiphorus, unto whose house Thou didst give mercy, because he frequently refreshed Thy Paul, and was not ashamed of his chain. This did also the brethren, and such fruit did they bear, who out of Macedonia supplied what was wanting unto him.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 1:14 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XVII)

    And again, writing to Timothy, That good thing which was committed to thee guard through the Holy Ghost which was given to us.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  4. Quotes verse 1:14 Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit (Chapter V)

    "God hath revealed him to us," it is said, "by (dia) the spirit;" and in another place, "That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by (dia) the Holy Ghost;" and again, "To one is given by (dia) the spirit the word of wisdom."

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)

  5. Quotes verse 1:9 Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine (Book III, Chapters 31–34)

    … speaks of the grace which is given to the saints: "Not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began; but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour." He speaks of the grace as given at a time when those to whom it …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)