1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2. to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day,
4. longing to see you as I remember your tears, so that I may be filled with joy,
5. remembering the sincere faith in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that is in you also,