2 Timothy

A new letter. Paul picked up his pen again. He said, Timothy, I think of your tears. I want to see your face. Your grandmother Lois had faith. Your mother Eunice had faith. And now that same fire burns in you. Fan it into a bright flame. God did not give us a spirit of fear. He gave us power, love...

Do not be ashamed of Jesus. Do not be ashamed of Paul, who sits in chains for him. Be ready to suffer for the good news. God saved us -- not because we earned it. He chose us before time began. His own plan. His own grace. Then Jesus came and broke the power of death. He brought life that never...

Hold on to the true teaching you heard from me. Guard it like something precious, with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. Paul wrote this with a heavy heart. Everyone in Asia had turned away from him. Even Phygelus. Even Hermogenes. The ones he trusted most were gone.

2 Timothy 1:3