{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/2-timothy/1","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T16:37:20.579Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"2 Timothy","bookSlug":"2-timothy","chapter":1,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":null,"nextChapter":2,"totalChapters":4,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"To Timothy, <i>my</i> dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, <i>and</i> peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"I thank God, whom I serve from <i>my</i> forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"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;"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Who hath saved us, and called <i>us</i> 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,"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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:"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found <i>me</i>."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"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."}],"citation":{"inline":"2 Timothy 1 (KJV)","markdown":"[2 Timothy 1](https://primebible.com/kjv/2-timothy/1)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/2-timothy/1 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}