1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus, (1كو 1:1; 2كو 1:1; تي 1:2; عب 9:15)2To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. (1كو 4:17; 1تي 1:2; 2تي 2:1; 3يو 1:4)
Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You
3I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. (أع 22:3; أع 23:1; أع 24:14; رو 1:8; رو 1:9; 1تي 3:9)4As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. (أع 20:37; في 1:8; 2تي 4:9; 2تي 4:21)5I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. (مز 86:16; مز 116:16; أع 16:1; رو 12:9; 1تي 1:5; 2تي 3:15)6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, (1تس 5:19; 1تي 4:14)7for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. (لو 24:49; يو 14:27; أع 1:8; رو 8:15; رؤ 21:8)8Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, (مر 8:38; 1كو 1:6; أف 3:1; 2تي 1:16; 2تي 2:3; 2تي 2:9; 2تي 4:5)9who saved us and called us to[1] a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,[2] (رو 3:27; رو 8:28; رو 16:25; أف 1:4; 1تي 1:1; تي 1:2; تي 3:4; تي 3:5; عب 3:1)10and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, (أي 33:30; رو 2:7; رو 16:26; 1كو 15:26; 1كو 15:54; 2تس 2:8; عب 2:14)11for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, (1تي 2:7)12which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.[3] (مز 10:14; 1كو 3:13; 1تي 6:20; 2تي 1:8; 2تي 1:18; 2تي 2:9; 2تي 4:8; 1بط 4:19)13Follow the pattern of the sound[4] words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. (رو 2:20; رو 6:17; 1تي 1:10; 1تي 1:14; 2تي 2:2; 2تي 3:14; تي 1:9; رؤ 3:3)14By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you. (رو 8:9; 2تي 1:12)15You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. (أع 19:10; 2تي 4:10; 2تي 4:16)16May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains, (أع 28:20; 2تي 1:8; 2تي 4:19; فل 1:7; فل 1:20)17but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me earnestly and found me— (مت 25:36)18may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day!—and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus. (2تي 1:12; عب 6:10)