| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, for the promise of life in Christ Jesus: | 1From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise of life in Christ Jesus, |
| 2To Timothy, my dearly loved son. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. | 2to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord! |
| 3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day. | 3I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day. |
| 4Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy, | 4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy. |
| 5clearly recalling your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois, then in your mother Eunice, and that I am convinced is in you also. | 5I recall your sincere faith that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure is in you. |
| 6Therefore, I remind you to keep ablaze the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands. | 6Because of this I remind you to rekindle God's gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands. |
| 7For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment. | 7For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control. |
| 8So don't be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God. | 8So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God's power accept your share of suffering for the gospel. |
| 9He has 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 to us in Christ Jesus before time began. | 9He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began, |
| 10This has now been made evident through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. | 10but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel! |
| 11For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher, | 11For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher. |
| 12and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know the One I have believed in and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day. | 12Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day. |
| 13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. | 13Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. |
| 14Guard, through the Holy Spirit who lives in us, that good thing entrusted to you. | 14Protect that good thing entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us. |
| 15This you know: All those in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. | 15You know that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. |
| 16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains. | 16May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my imprisonment. |
| 17On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he diligently searched for me and found me. | 17But when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me. |
| 18May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from Him on that day. And you know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus. | 18May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus. |
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