1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, in accord with the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 to Timothy, most beloved son. Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 I give thanks to God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. For without ceasing I hold the remembrance of you in my prayers, night and day,
4 desiring to see you, recalling your tears so as to be filled with joy,
5 calling to mind the same faith, which is in you unfeigned, which also first dwelt in your grandmother, Lois, and in your mother, Eunice, and also, I am certain, in you.
6 Because of this, I admonish you to revive the grace of God, which is in you by the imposition of my hands.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of virtue, and of love, and of self-restraint.
8 And so, do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner. Instead, collaborate with the Gospel in accord with the virtue of God,
9 who has freed us and has called us to his holy vocation, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the ages of time.
10 And this has now been made manifest by the illumination of our Savior Jesus Christ, who certainly has destroyed death, and who has also illuminated life and incorruption through the Gospel.
11 Of this Gospel, I have been appointed a preacher, and an Apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
12 For this reason, I also suffer these things. But I am not confounded. For I know in whom I have believed, and I am certain that he has the power to preserve what was entrusted to me, unto that day.
13 Hold to the kind of sound words that you have heard from me in the faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14 Guard the good entrusted to you through the Holy Spirit, who lives within us.
15 Know this: that all those who are in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phigellus and Hermogenes.
16 May the Lord have mercy on the house of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me, and he has not been ashamed of my chains.
17 Instead, when he had arrived in Rome, he anxiously sought me and found me.
18 May the Lord grant to him to obtain mercy from the Lord in that day. And you know well in how many ways he has ministered to me at Ephesus.
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Chapter 1 of 2 Timothy presents Paul's exhortation to Timothy so that he will not be ashamed of the testimony of Christ, nor of his sufferings. Paul recalls the sincere faith in Timothy, as well as that of his grandmother Loide and his mother Eunice. The apostle reinforces the importance of keeping the good deposit entrusted to him by the Holy Spirit and not deviating from the truth. Based on these themes, the selected verses are:
Romans 1:16: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes, first of the Jew and also of the Greek." This verse talks about the importance of not being ashamed of the Gospel, just as Paul exhorts Timothy in 2 Timothy 1. The Gospel is the message of God's salvation for all who believe, regardless of its origin.
2 Timothy 2:2: "And what you heard from my part through many witnesses, that gives you to faithful and suitable men to instruct others." Paul asks Timothy to transmit what he learned to other faithful men. This is part of every Christian's mission: conveying the gospel message to other people.
2 Corinthians 1:22: "Who also sealed and has given us the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts." Paul talks about the Holy Spirit, which is the pledge of our inheritance in Christ. The Holy Spirit is the one who enables us to keep the good deposit entrusted to us, just as Paul exhorts Timothy in 2 Timothy 1.
Colossians 2:8: "Be careful, that no one will entangle you with your philosophy and vain subtleties, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world and not according to Christ." Paul warns the Christians of Colossus about the importance of not deviating from the truth, just as he exhorts Timothy in 2 Timothy 1. Care must be taken with human philosophies and traditions that can lead to apostasy.
1 Timothy 6:20: "O Timothy, keeps the deposit that has been entrusted to you, with horror of the vain and profane cries and the oppositions of the falsely called science." Paul again exhorts Timothy to keep the good deposit entrusted to him. Care must be taken with false teachings that can lead to perdition.
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