2 TIMOTHY 1 [†]Paul,  a an apostle of Christ Jesus  b by the will of God according to  c the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,

2To Timothy,  d my beloved child:

 e Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3[†] f I thank God  g whom I serve, as did my ancestors,  h with a clear conscience, as I remember you  i constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 j As I remember your tears,  k I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5I am reminded of  l your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and  m your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6[†]For this reason I remind you  n to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7[†]for God gave us  o a spirit not of fear but  p of power and love and self-control.

8[†]Therefore  q do not be ashamed of  r the testimony about our Lord, nor of  s me his prisoner, but  t share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 u who saved us and  v called us to [1] a holy calling,  w not because of our works but because of  v his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus  x before the ages began, [2] 10and which now has  y been manifested through  z the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus,  a who abolished death and  b brought life and  c immortality to light through the gospel, 11 d for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, 12[†] e which is why I suffer as I do. But  f I am not ashamed, for  g I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until  h that Day  i what has been entrusted to me. [3] 13[†] j Follow  k the pattern of  l the sound [4] words  m that you have heard from me, in  n the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14[†]By the Holy Spirit  o who dwells within us, guard  i the good deposit entrusted to you.

15[†]You are aware that  p all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16[†]May the Lord grant mercy to  q the household of Onesiphorus, for he often  r refreshed me and was not ashamed of  s my chains, 17but when he arrived in Rome  t he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on  u that Day!—and you well know all the service he  v rendered at Ephesus.