1. Timothy, you are like a son to me. Be strong in the grace that we have in Christ Jesus.
2. You and many others have heard what I have taught. You should teach the same thing to some people you can trust. Then they will be able to teach it to others.
3. Share in the troubles that we have. Accept them like a true soldier of Christ Jesus.
4. A soldier wants to please his commanding officer, so he does not waste his time doing the things that most people do.
5. If an athlete is running a race, he must obey all the rules in order to win.
6. The farmer who works hard should be the first person to get some of the food that he grew.
7. Think about these things that I am saying. The Lord will give you the ability to understand all these things.
8. Remember Jesus Christ. He is from the family of David. After Jesus died, he was raised from death. This is the Good News that I preach,
9. and I am suffering because of that Good News. I am even bound with chains like a criminal. But God’s teaching is not in chains.