2 Timothy introduction

This OET Readers’ Version was designed to be used with the Literal Version alongside, so you won’t get the best understanding from this single viewpoint. This is still an early look into the drafted text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

Introduction

This is the second letter of Paulos that we have that’s written to Timotheos. He wrote it from Romai when he was imprisoned there as a result of his preaching about Yeshua the messiah. Timotheos was still teaching the believers in Efesos, so here Paulos requests him to come to see him before he gets sentenced to death.

In this letter, Paulos advised Timotheos to be strong so that he can persevere in his preaching and doing God’s work even in the middle of suffering and when others oppose him. He also warns Timotheos about the coming evil of teachers of false doctrines because these can destroy the faith of the listeners.

Most of all, Paulos reminds Timotheos about his life so that Paulos’s faith and endurance would be an example for Timotheos to follow: his humility, his love, and his enduring suffering from those who persecuted him.

Main components of Paulos’s letter

Introduction 1:1-2

Advice and encouragement 1:3-2:13

The advice and the warning 2:14-4:5

The living of Paulos 4:6-18

Signing off 4:19-22

This is still an early look into the unpolished text of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check the text in advance before using in public.

OET-RV 2 TIM Introduction

OET-RV 2 TIM Introduction