1 Pauluselt, kes on Kristuse Jeesuse apostel Jumala tahtel selle elu tõotuse pärast, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses,

2 Timoteosele, minu armsale pojale:

Armu, halastust ja rahu Jumalalt Isalt ja Kristuselt Jeesuselt, meie Issandalt!

3 Ma olen tänulik Jumalale, keda ma oma esivanemate sarnaselt teenin puhta südametunnistusega, päeval ja öösel sinu peale lakkamata mõeldes oma palvetes. 4 Mäletan su pisaraid ja igatsen sind uuesti näha, et saaksin täidetud rõõmuga. 5 Mulle meenub sinu siiras usk, mis enne elas sinu vanaemas Loises ja sinu emas Eunikes, ning olen veendunud, et nüüd elab see ka sinus.

6 Seepärast tuletan sulle meelde, et sa õhutaksid taas lõkkele Jumala ande, mille sa said minu käte pealepanemise kaudu. 7 Jumal ei ole andnud meile kartuse vaimu, vaid väe, armastuse ja meelepuhtuse Vaimu.

8 Ära siis häbene tunnistada meie Issandast ega mind, tema vangi, vaid kannata koos minuga kurja evangeeliumi pärast, nii nagu Jumal jõudu annab.

9 Tema on ju päästnud meid

ja kutsunud püha kutsumusega –

mitte meie tegude järgi,

vaid oma kavatsuse järgi, armu läbi,

mis on meile antud Kristuses Jeesuses

enne ajastute algust,

10 ent nüüd on saanud avalikuks,

meie Päästja Kristuse Jeesuse ilmudes,

kes on hävitanud surma

ja on evangeeliumi kaudu teinud nähtavaks elu ja surematuse.

11 Sellepärast olengi mina seatud kuulutajaks, apostliks ja õpetajaks, 12 ja sellepärast ma ka kannatan. Kuid ma ei häbene, sest ma tean, kellesse ma usun, ja olen veendunud, et tema suudab hoida minu hoolde antut oma päevani.

13 Võta usaldusväärse õpetuse eeskujuks see, mida sa oled minult kuulnud, usus ja armastuses, mis on Kristuses Jeesuses! 14 Valva seda varandust, mis sulle on usaldatud. Valva seda Püha Vaimu abiga, kes meis elab!

15 Sa tead, et Aasias on kõik mu maha jätnud, nende seas ka Fügelos ja Hermogenes.

16 Näidaku Issand halastust Onesiforose perele, sest ta on mind sageli kosutanud, häbenemata mu ahelaid. 17 Vastupidi, Roomas olles otsis ta mind kõvasti, kuni leidis mu üles. 18 Andku Issand, et ta leiaks sel päeval Issandalt armu! Kui mitmel viisil oli temast Efesoses abi, tead sina paremini.

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 dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; 4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; 5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, 10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: 11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. 13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. 15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. 16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: 17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me. 18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.