| Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
| 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 the life that is in Christ Jesus, |
| 2To Timothy, my beloved child: 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 as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers. | 3I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. |
| 4Recalling 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, that I may be filled with joy. |
| 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. | 5I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. |
| 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. | 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 fear, but of power, love, and self-control. | 7for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. |
| 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. | 8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, |
| 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. | 9who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, |
| 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, | 10and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, |
| 11to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. | 11for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, |
| 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. | 12which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me. |
| 13Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. | 13Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. |
| 14Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. | 14By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you. |
| 15You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. | 15You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. |
| 16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains. | 16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains, |
| 17Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me. | 17but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me earnestly and found me— |
| 18May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus. | 18may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!—and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus. |
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