1. Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua through the will of God, according to the promise of life in Messiah Yeshua.
2. To Timothy my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and shalom from God the Father and Messiah Yeshua our Lord!
3. I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my forefathers did, when I continually remember you in my prayers night and day.
4. I remember your tears, and I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
5. I recall the genuine faithfulness within you, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure it is within you as well.
6. For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
7. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and self-discipline.