1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God for 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 grateful to God, whom I worship with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, as I remember you constantly in my prayers, night and day.
4. I yearn to see you again, recalling your tears, so that I may be filled with joy,
5. as I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and that I am confident lives also in you.
6. For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands.
7. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.
8. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.