1. From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to further the promise of life 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 in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.
4. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
5. I recall your sincere faith that was alive first in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am sure is in you.
6. Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.
7. For God did not give us a Spirit of fear but of power and love and self-control.
8. So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, a prisoner for his sake, but by God’s power accept your share of suffering for the gospel.