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New Testament · 2 Timothy §1.1-1.18

Encouragement in Faith and Suffering for the Gospel

Passage 1 of 4 · Greek

Summary

Following the greeting to Timothy, Paul commends his sincere faith and encourages him to rekindle God's gift, urging him to share in suffering for the gospel. He also contrasts those who deserted him with the faithful service of Onesiphorus.

§1.1ΠΑΥΛΟΣ ἀπόστολος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ κατʼ ἐπαγγελίαν ζωῆς τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ §1.2Τιμοθέῳ ἀγαπητῷ τέκνῳ· χάρις, ἔλεος, εἰρήνη ἀπὸ θεοῦ πατρὸς καὶ Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus, To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
§1.3Χάριν ἔχω τῷ θεῷ, ᾧ λατρεύω ἀπὸ προγόνων ἐν καθαρᾷ συνειδήσει, ὡς ἀδιάλειπτον ἔχω τὴν περὶ σοῦ μνείαν ἐν ταῖς δεήσεσίν μου,
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
§1.4νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἐπιποθῶν σε ἰδεῖν, μεμνημένος σου τῶν δακρύων,
Longing to see you, as I remember your tears, so that I may be filled with joy.
§1.5ἵνα χαρᾶς πληρωθῶ ὑπόμνησιν λαβὼν τῆς ἐν σοὶ ἀνυποκρίτου πίστεως, ἥτις ἐνῴκησεν πρῶτον ἐν τῇ μάμμῃ σου Λωίδι καὶ τῇ μητρί σου Εὐνίκῃ, πέπεισμαι δὲ ὅτι καὶ ἐν σοί.
I 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.
§1.6διʼ ἣν αἰτίαν ἀναμιμνήσκω σε ἀναζωπυρεῖν τὸ χάρισμα τοῦ θεοῦ, ὅ ἐστιν ἐν σοὶ διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν μου·
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
§1.7οὐ γὰρ ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ θεὸς πνεῦμα δειλίας, ἀλλὰ δυνάμεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ σωφρονισμοῦ.
For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but of power and love and self-discipline.
§1.8μὴ οὖν ἐπαισχυνθῇς τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν μηδὲ ἐμὲ τὸν δέσμιον αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ συνκακοπάθησον τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ κατὰ δύναμιν θεοῦ, §1.9τοῦ σώσαντος ἡμᾶς καὶ καλέσαντος κλήσει ἁγίᾳ, οὐ κατὰ τὰ ἔργα ἡμῶν ἀλλὰ κατὰ ἰδίαν πρόθεσιν καὶ χάριν, τὴν δοθεῖσαν ἡμῖν ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ πρὸ χρόνων αἰωνίων,
Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, according to the power of God, who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace.
§1.10φανερωθεῖσαν δὲ νῦν διὰ τῆς ἐπιφανείας τοῦ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καταργήσαντος μὲν τὸν θάνατον φωτίσαντος δὲ ζωὴν καὶ ἀφθαρσίαν διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου,
This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
§1.11εἰς ὃ ἐτέθην ἐγὼ κῆρυξ καὶ ἀπόστολος καὶ διδάσκαλος.
For this gospel I was appointed a herald, an apostle, and a teacher.
§1.12διʼ ἣν αἰτίαν καὶ ταῦτα πάσχω, ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐπαισχύνομαι, οἶδα γὰρ ᾧ πεπίστευκα, καὶ πέπεισμαι ὅτι δυνατός ἐστιν τὴν παραθήκην μου φυλάξαι εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν.
For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed, for I know the one whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard my deposit until that Day.
§1.13ὑποτύπωσιν ἔχε ὑγιαινόντων λόγων ὧν παρʼ ἐμοῦ ἤκουσας ἐν πίστει καὶ ἀγάπῃ τῇ ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ·
Hold to the standard of sound words that you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
§1.14τὴν καλὴν παραθήκην φύλαξον διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου τοῦ ἐνοικοῦντος ἐν ἡμῖν.
Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
§1.15Οἶδας τοῦτο ὅτι ἀπεστράφησάν με πάντες οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ, ὧν ἐστὶν Φύγελος καὶ Ἑρμογένης.
You know this, that everyone in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
§1.16δῴη ἔλεος ὁ κύριος τῷ Ὀνησιφόρου οἴκῳ, ὅτι πολλάκις με ἀνέψυξεν, καὶ τὴν ἅλυσίν μου οὐκ ἐπαισχύνθη· §1.17ἀλλὰ γενόμενος ἐν Ῥώμῃ σπουδαίως ἐζήτησέν με καὶ εὗρεν·
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains; on the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me.
§1.18— δῴη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρὰ κυρίου ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ· — καὶ ὅσα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ διηκόνησεν, βέλτιον σὺ γινώσκεις.
—May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day!— And you know very well how much service he rendered in Ephesus.

Notes

  1. 1.3ὡς — Interpretation of the subordinate conjunction ὡς. It is commonly taken as causal ('since' or 'as'), explaining the reason for the thanksgiving verb 'χάριν ἔχω' in the main clause. Although it could be interpreted temporally ('when') or as an adverb of degree ('how'), it is here understood as causal, indicating that remembering Timothy in prayers is the source/reason of Paul's gratitude to God.
  2. 1.12τὴν παραθήκην μου — Interpretation of the genitive 'μου' in 'τὴν παραθήκην μου' (literally, 'my deposit' or 'my entrustment'). It can be understood either as a subjective genitive ('what I have entrusted to God', i.e., my soul or life) or as an objective genitive ('what God has entrusted to me', i.e., the gospel ministry). While the latter is attractive in light of the 'good deposit' in verse 1.14, the former is preferred here under the view that God is the guardian ('able to guard') of what Paul has committed to Him.
  3. 1.18δῴη αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρὰ κυρίου — The repetition of the noun in the same sentence: 'ὁ κύριος' (the Lord) and 'παρὰ κυρίου' (from the Lord). This is a rhetorical or stylistic redundancy (reflecting Semitic influence or colloquial usage), and is understood to mean 'May the Lord (Christ) grant him to find mercy from the Lord (God the Father)'.

Cite this passage

New Testament, 2 Timothy §1.1-1.18. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg016.humanitext-grc2:1.1-1.18

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