| 1:1 | Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, |
| 1:2 | To Timothy, [my] dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| 1:3 | 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; |
| 1:4 | Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; |
| 1:5 | When I call to remembrance the sincere faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that [is] in thee also. |
| 1:6 | For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the laying on of my hands. |
| 1:7 | For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. |
| 1:8 | 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; |
| 1:9 | 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 to us in Christ Jesus before the world began, |
| 1:10 | But has now been revealed by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: |
| 1:11 | To which I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. |
| 1:12 | For 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 to him until that day. |
| 1:13 | Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. |
| 1:14 | That good thing which was committed to thee keep by the Holy Spirit who dwelleth in us. |
| 1:15 | This thou knowest, that all they who are in Asia are turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. |
| 1:16 | The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: |
| 1:17 | But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found [me]. |
| 1:18 | The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. |
2 Timothy 1 - Revised Webster Version
