2 Timothy 1:18

1:18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well all the ways he served me in Ephesus.

2 Timothy 2:4

2:4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

2 Timothy 4:11

4:11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help to me in ministry.

2 Timothy 4:18

4:18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.


sn That day is a reference to the day when Onesiphorus (v. 16) stands before Christ to give account for his service (cf. v. 12; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).

tn Grk “all the ways he served in Ephesus.”

map For location see JP1-D2; JP2-D2; JP3-D2; JP4-D2.

tn Grk “that he may please.”

tn Grk “useful.”

tn Or “in serving me.”

tn Grk “save me.”

tn Grk “to whom.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

tn Grk “unto the ages of the ages,” an emphatic way of speaking about eternity in Greek.