2 Timothy 1:2

Modern

To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Traditional

To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Literal

To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Latin

Timotheo carissimo filio: gratia, misericordia, pax a Deo Patre, et Christo Jesu Domino nostro.

Greek

English

To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Timothy 2:1
You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:2
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Acts 16:1
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.
Romans 12:19
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
Romans 1:7
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world Timothy: Paul's young disciple and co-worker