2 Timothy 1 (BHT-FTN)

“To: Timothy, My Dear Son”

1 From: Paul, an apostle of Messiah Jesus by the will of God, in regard to+ the promised+ life that is found+ in union with Messiah Jesus.

2 To: Timothy, my dear son.

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

“Join with Me in Suffering for the Gospel”

3 I am grateful to God, whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clean+ conscience, as I remember ˢyou+ in my prayers continually+ night and day, 4 longing to see+ you again,+ as I recall your tears,+ so that I may be filled with joy,+ 5 having been reminded+ about the truly+ genuine and sincere faith that dwells+ in you—the kind of faith+ that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and which, I am convinced, dwells in you, too. 6 That is why I am reminding you to fan into flame the gift graciously given to you by God, which you received when I commissioned you by the laying on of hands.+ 7 God has given us a Spirit+ not+ of cowardice, you see, but of power and love and good judgment.+

8 Don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, therefore, or of me, a prisoner because of my service to him,+ but join with me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 who saved us and summoned+ us with a holy summons, not according to our deeds, but according to his own plan+ and gift, which he planned+ to grant to us through union with Messiah Jesus before the beginning of the ages,+ 10 but has now disclosed+ through the appearing of our Savior, Messiah Jesus, who has broken the power of death and shed light on life and immortality through the gospel, 11 for which I was appointed a messenger and apostle and teacher. 12 That is why I am suffering, too,+ these things. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom I have placed my faith and am convinced that he is more than+ able to guard, until that Day,+ that which he has entrusted to my care.+ 13 Hold fast to what you learned+ from me as+ the pattern+ of sound+ teaching,+ with the faith and love that are found+ in union with Messiah Jesus.+ 14 Those precious+ things that have been entrusted to you guard carefully,+ by the power+ of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us. 15 This you know: All in the province+ of Asia have turned their backs+ on me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus,+ because he was a source of relief to me time and time again,+ and was not ashamed of these+ chains of mine. 17 On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he searched for me most+ earnestly until+ he found me. 18 May the Lord allow him to find mercy from the Lord in that Day. And you know even+ better than I+ all the many ways he served in Ephesus.+

+1:1Or according to. LSGNT Notes marks κατά ( kata) here as signaling reference (see LSGNT Notes, 2 Ti 2:1, sv). Cf L-N, 89.4.+1:1“Which is in union with Messiah Jesus” modifies “life.” Translating the genitive as an attributed genitive (cf TEV) to ensure that this is clear for English readers.+1:1Cf NASB at 1 Ti 1:14.+1:3καθαρᾷ ( kathara) is in an embedded focal position (confirmed through personal correspondence with Dr. Stephen Levinsohn), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:3Unless otherwise noted (through superscript [ᵖyou] or some other means), all second person pronouns are in the second person singular.+1:3ἀδιάλειπτον ( adialeipton) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been placed toward the end of the clause for extra focus. Cf NET.+1:4ἰδεῖν ( idein) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:4IT. Cf NLT.+1:4Cf LEB, NASB.+1:4χαρᾶς ( charas) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:5Lit having taken remembrance. ME (see BDAG, 1039, sv ὑπόμνησις 2; UBSHS [2 Ti], 171).+1:5ἀνυποκρίτου ( anupokritou) is in an embedded focal position (see BART Display), and therefore repetition and an adverb have been used to give this element extra focus and emphasis.+1:5IT. Cf the next clause.+1:5Lit which. The antecedent has been restated in translation for clarity. Cf TEV.+1:6Lit which is in you through the laying on of my hands. ME(OTB)/IT (see translation and notes at Ac 6:6; 1 Ti 4:14; UBSHS [1 Ti], 105).+1:7Or a spirit.+1:7πνεῦμα δειλίας ( pneuma deilias) and δυνάμεως καὶ ἀγάπης καὶ σωφρονισμοῦ ( dunameōs kai agapēs kai sōphronismou) are in E-O, as part of a point-counterpoint series (see LDGNT), and therefore the negative particle has been placed directly before the counterpoint (before the genitive, more specifically, since this is the main point of contrast) to give extra focus to these elements.+1:7Or and self-control.+1:8Lit the prisoner of him. ME (see UBSHS [Eph], 67, 93; UBSHS [2 Ti], 175). Maintaining consistency in translation with Eph 3:1 and Eph 4:1 (see translation and notes in those places).+1:9Or called, or invited.+1:9Cf Rm 8:31-35.+1:9Here, the aorist participle is functioning in a manner similar to the aorist verbs at Rm 8:29-30 (see translation and notes there; cf also UBSHS [2 Ti], 179). This sounds a bit awkward in the passive in English, though (“which was planned to be given”), and therefore the implied agent (God) has been made explicit in translation, with the verb rendered actively. Cf CJB, NLT, TEV.+1:9Cf 1 Co 2:6-8.+1:10Rendering the second participle actively here as well, since the participle in the preceding clause was rendered actively (see note at “planned” above).+1:12καὶ ταῦτα ( kai tauta) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore καὶ has been used as a spacer to give extra focus to this element.+1:12δυνατὸς ( dunatos) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an amplifier has been used to give extra focus to this constituent.+1:12τὴν παραθήκην μου ( tēn parathēkēn mou) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore εἰς ἐκείνην τὴν ἡμέραν ( eis ekeinēn tēn hēmeran) has been used as a spacer to give extra focus to this element, which has been placed in clause-final for primary focus and stress.+1:12Or that which I have entrusted to his care.+1:13According the BSL, ἀκούω ( akouō) in this context means “learn” (see BSL, 2 Ti 1:13, sv).+1:13Ὑποτύπωσιν ὑγιαινόντων λόγων ( hupotupōsin hugiainontōn logōn) is in a split focal position (see BART Display), and therefore the clause has been translated so as to allow this element to land in clause-final for extra stress (Lit the pattern of sound words which you heard from me).+1:13Or standard, or model.+1:13ὑγιαινόντων ( hugianontōn) is in an embedded focal position (confirmed through personal correspondence with Dr. Stephen Levinsohn), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:13Or words, or sayings.+1:13Cf NASB at 1 Ti 1:14.+1:13Cf 1 Ti 1:14.+1:14Or good, or wonderful. Cf NJB. καλὴν ( kalēn) is in an embedded focal position (confirmed through personal correspondence with Dr. Stephen Levinsohn), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:14φύλαξον ( phulaxon) is in a DFE position (confirmed through personal correspondence with Dr. Stephen Levinsohn), and therefore inversion has been used to give extra focus to this element.+1:14IT. Cf CEV, CJB, NCV, NIV, NLT, NRSV, TEV.+1:15IT. Cf NET, NIV, NLT, TEV.+1:15Drawing from the UBSHS in translation here (see UBSHS [2 Ti], 186).+1:16Ὀνησιφόρου ( onēsiphorou) is in an embedded focal position (see BART Display), and has therefore been italicized for extra focus and emphasis.+1:16πολλάκις ( pallakis) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore repetition and a comma have been used to give extra focus to this element.+1:16τὴν ἅλυσίν μου ( tēn halusin mou) is in P2 (see BART Display), and therefore a demonstrative pronoun has been used to give extra focus to this element (in Greek, the article is a weak demonstrative).+1:17σπουδαίως ( spoudaiōs) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adverb has been used to give this element extra focus and stress.+1:17Lit and. Koine Greek often used parataxis to link words or clauses when some sort of hypotactic relationship was implied (see BDAG, 494, sv καί 1.b.β.-ζ.; BDF, §471; Wallace, Grammar, 19; NET Bible Notes, Mk 10:28). Cf CEV, NCV, NIV, NLT, TEV.+1:18βέλτιον ( beltion) is in P2 (see BART Display and LDGNT), and therefore an adverb has been used to give extra focus to this element.+1:18Or you know very well. IT (see NAB and Lenski et al in ESS [2 Ti], 40).+1:18ὅσα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ διηκόνησεν ( osa en Ephesō diēkonēsen) is in P2 (see BART Display), with ἐν Ἐφέσῳ ( en Ephesō) in an embedded focal position (see BART Display), and therefore an adjective (cf REB, TNT in ESS [2 Ti], 40) has been used been used to give extra focus to this element, which has also been placed in clause-final for primary focus and stress. Italics have also been used to give extra focus and emphasis to the embedded element.