Stir up like a fire the gift of God.
(2 Timothy 1:6, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
Keep alive the gift that God gave you.
(2 Timothy 1:6, Good News Bible)
Stir up the gift of God.
(2 Timothy 1:6, King James Bible)
Make full use of the gift that God gave you.
(2 Timothy 1:6, Contemporary English Version)
The Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control.
(2 Timothy 1:7, Good News Bible)
Do not be ashamed of witnessing for our Lord.
(2 Timothy 1:8, Good News Bible)
Take your part in suffering for the Good News.
(2 Timothy 1:8, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace.
(2 Timothy 1:9, Good News Bible)
Christ has ended the power of death, and through the Good News he was revealed immortal life.
(2 Timothy 1:10, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Be strong through the grace that is ours in union with Christ Jesus.
(2 Timothy 2:1, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Follow the Lord’s rules for doing his work.
(2 Timothy 2:5, Living Bible)
The Lord will enable you to understand all things.
(2 Timothy 2:7, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
The word of God is not in chains.
(2 Timothy 2:9, Good News Bible)
Christ cannot deny who he is.
(2 Timothy 2:13, Contemporary English Version)
Do your best to win full approval in God’s sight.
(2 Timothy 2:15, Good News Bible)
Keep away from profane and foolish discussions, which only drive people farther away from God.
(2 Timothy 2:16, Good News Bible)
Whoever says that he belongs to the Lord must turn away from wrongdoing.
(2 Timothy 2:19, Good News Bible)
Everyone who worships the lord must turn away from evil.
(2 Timothy 2:19, Contemporary English Version)
If anyone makes himself clean from all these evil things, he will be used for special purposes.
(2 Timothy 2:21, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Flee from the desires of youth.
(2 Timothy 2:22, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)
Avoid the passions of youth, and strive for righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who with a pure heart call out to the Lord for help.
(2 Timothy 2:22, Good News Bible)
Run from temptations that capture young people. Always do the right thing. Be faithful, loving, and easy to get along with. Worship with people whose hearts are pure.
(2 Timothy 2:22, Contemporary English Version)
Stay away from foolish and ignorant arguments.
(2 Timothy 2:23, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
As the Lord’s servant, you must not quarrel.
(2 Timothy 2:24, Good News Bible)
God’s servants must not be troublemakers. They must be kind to everyone.
(2 Timothy 2:24, Contemporary English Version)
Be humble when you correct people who oppose you.
(2 Timothy 2:25, Contemporary English Version)
There will be difficult times in the last days. For men will be selfish, greedy, boastful, and conceited; they will be insulting, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, and irreligious; they will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent, and fierce; they will hate the good; they will be treacherous, reckless, and swollen with pride; they will love pleasure rather than God; they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power.
(2 Timothy 3:1-5, Good News For Modern Man New Testament)
Everyone who wants to live a godly life in union with Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
(2 Timothy 3:12, Good News Bible)
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching the truth, rebuking error, correcting faults, and giving instruction for right living.
(2 Timothy 3:16, Good News Bible)
Everything in the Scriptures is God’s World. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17, Contemporary English Version)
The time will come when people will not listen to sound doctrine, but will follow their own desires and will collect for themselves more and more teachers who will tell them what they are itching to hear.
(2 Timothy 4:3, Good News Bible)
Bring others to Christ.
(2 Timothy 4:5, Living Bible)
You must keep control of yourself in all circumstances; enduring suffering, do the work of a preacher of the Good News, and perform your whole duty as a servant of God.
(2 Timothy 4:5, Good News Bible)
The Lord stood near me and infused power into me.
(2 Timothy 4:17, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)