¶ Paul, an¹ apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise² of life which is in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy³, my dearly beloved son: Grace⁴, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank⁵ God, whom⁶ I serve from my forefathers with⁷ pure conscience, that⁸ without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night⁹ and day;

Greatly desiring¹⁰ to see thee, being¹¹ mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled¹² with joy;

When I call¹³ to remembrance the unfeigned¹⁴ faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother¹⁵ Eunice; and I am¹⁶ persuaded that in thee also.

¶ Wherefore I put¹⁷ thee in remembrance that¹⁸ thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the¹⁹ putting on of my hands.

For God hath not given us the spirit²⁰ of fear; but²¹ of power, and of love²², and of a sound²³ mind.

Be not thou therefore ashamed²⁴ of the testimony²⁵ of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner²⁶: but be thou²⁸ partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according²⁹ to the power of God;

Who hath³⁰ saved us, and called³¹ us with an holy calling, not³² according to our works, but according to his³³ own purpose and grace, which³⁴ was given us in Christ Jesus before³⁵ the world began,

¶ But is now³⁶ made manifest by the appearing of our³⁷ Saviour Jesus Christ, who³⁸ hath abolished³⁹ death, and hath⁴⁰ brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:

⁴¹Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

For the which⁴³ cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am⁴⁴ not ashamed: for I⁴⁵ know whom I have believed⁴⁶, and am persuaded⁴⁷ that he is⁴⁸ able to keep⁴⁹ that which I⁵⁰ have committed unto him against⁵¹ that day.

Hold⁵² fast the form⁵³ of sound words, which⁵⁴ thou hast heard of me, in faith⁵⁵ and love which is in Christ Jesus.

That good⁵⁶ thing which was committed unto thee keep by the⁵⁷ Holy Ghost which dwelleth⁵⁸ in us.

¶ This thou knowest, that⁵⁹ all they which are in Asia be⁶⁰ turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

The Lord⁶¹ give mercy unto the house⁶² of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed⁶³ me, and was⁶⁴ not ashamed of my⁶⁵ chain:

⁶⁶But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

The Lord grant unto him that he⁶⁷ may find mercy⁶⁸ of the Lord in that⁶⁹ day: and in how many things he ministered⁷⁰ unto me at Ephesus⁷¹, thou knowest very well.