1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which
2 to Timothy,
4 longing to see you
6 for which reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.
8 Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor me his prisoner, but suffer along with
9 who saved us and called
10 but has now been disclosed by the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and brought to light life and immortality through the gospel,
11 for which I was appointed a proclaimer and an apostle and a teacher,
12 for which reason also I suffer these
13 Hold fast to the pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in the faith and love
14 Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
15 You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he refreshed me many times, and was not ashamed of my imprisonment,
17 but
18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! And how much he served