1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2. To Timothy, my beloved son:Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience as my forefathers did, as I continually remember you in my prayers night and day,
4. greatly desiring to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy,
5. remembering the genuine faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and that I am persuaded lives in you also.