Paul’s Greeting to Timothy (1 Timothy 1:1–2)
1 DBY Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the life which is in Christ Jesus, BSB BSB: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
2 DBY to Timotheus, my beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord. BSB BSB: To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Faithfulness under Persecution (Matthew 10:16–25)
3 DBY I am thankful to God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day, BSB BSB: I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
4 DBY earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; BSB BSB: Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
5 DBY calling to mind the unfeigned faith which has been in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also. BSB BSB: I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
6 DBY For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. BSB BSB: For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7 DBY For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion. BSB BSB: For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
8 DBY Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God; BSB BSB: So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
9 DBY who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, 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, BSB BSB: He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
10 DBY but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings; BSB BSB: And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
11 DBY to which I have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of the nations. BSB BSB: to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
12 DBY For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him. BSB BSB: For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
Holding to Sound Teaching 13 DBY Have an outline of sound words, which words thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. BSB BSB: Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
14 DBY Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted. BSB BSB: Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
15 DBY Thou knowest this, that all who are in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me. BSB BSB: You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16 DBY The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain; BSB BSB: May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
17 DBY but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found me — BSB BSB: Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.
18 DBY the Lord grant to him to find mercy from the Lord in that day — and how much service he rendered in Ephesus thou knowest best. BSB BSB: May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.
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