| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, | 1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, |
| 2To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. | 2To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. |
| 3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day, | 3I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers. |
| 4longing to see you, even as I recall your tears, so that I may be filled with joy. | 4Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. |
| 5For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well. | 5I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well. |
| 6For this reason I remind you to kindle afresh the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. | 6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. |
| 7For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline. | 7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. |
| 8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God, | 8So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God. |
| 9who 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 granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity, | 9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began. |
| 10but now has been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, | 10And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel, |
| 11for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher. | 11to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. |
| 12For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day. | 12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day. |
| 13Retain the standard of sound words which you have heard from me, in the faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. | 13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. |
| 14Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. | 14Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. |
| 15You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. | 15You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. |
| 16The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains; | 16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains. |
| 17but when he was in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me-- | 17Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me. |
| 18the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord on that day-- and you know very well what services he rendered at Ephesus. | 18May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus. |
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