1:1  Paulus apostolus Christi Iesu per       1.  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by
voluntatem Dei secundum promissionem         the will of God, according to the
vitae quae est in Christo Iesu               promise of life which is in Christ
                                             Jesus,

1:2  Timotheo carissimo filio gratia         2.  To Timothy, my dearly beloved son:
misericordia pax a Deo Patre et Christo      Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the
Iesu Domino nostro                           Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

1:3  gratias ago Deo cui servio a            3.  I thank God, whom I serve from my
progenitoribus in conscientia pura quam      forefathers with pure conscience, that
sine intermissione habeam tui memoriam       without ceasing I have remembrance of
in orationibus meis nocte ac die             thee in my prayers night and day;

1:4  desiderans te videre memor              4.  Greatly desiring to see thee, being
lacrimarum tuarum ut gaudio implear          mindful of thy tears, that I may be
                                             filled with joy;

1:5  recordationem accipiens eius fidei      5.  When I call to remembrance the
quae est in te non ficta quae et             unfeigned faith that is in thee, which
habitavit primum in avia tua Loide et        dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois,
matre tua Eunice certus sum autem quod       and thy mother Eunice; and I am
et in te                                     persuaded that in thee also.

1:6  propter quam causam admoneo te ut       6.  Wherefore I put thee in remembrance
resuscites gratiam Dei quae est in te        that thou stir up the gift of God,
per inpositionem manuum mearum               which is in thee by the putting on of
                                             my hands.

1:7  non enim dedit nobis Deus spiritum      7.  For God hath not given us the
timoris sed virtutis et dilectionis et       spirit of fear; but of power, and of
sobrietatis                                  love, and of a sound mind.

1:8  noli itaque erubescere testimonium      8.  Be not thou therefore ashamed of
Domini nostri neque me vinctum eius sed      the testimony of our Lord, nor of me
conlabora evangelio secundum virtutem        his prisoner: but be thou partaker of
Dei                                          the afflictions of the gospel according
                                             to the power of God;

1:9  qui nos liberavit et vocavit            9.  Who hath saved us, and called us
vocatione sancta non secundum opera          with an holy calling, not according to
nostra sed secundum propositum suum et       our works, but according to his own
gratiam quae data est nobis in Christo       purpose and grace, which was given us
Iesu ante tempora saecularia                 in Christ Jesus before the world began,

1:10  manifestata est autem nunc per         10.  But is now made manifest by the
inluminationem salvatoris nostri Iesu        appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ,
Christi qui destruxit quidem mortem          who hath abolished death, and hath
inluminavit autem vitam et                   brought life and immortality to light
incorruptionem per evangelium                through the gospel:

1:11  in quo positus sum ego                 11.  Whereunto I am appointed a
praedicator et apostolus et magister         preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher
gentium                                      of the Gentiles.

1:12  ob quam causam etiam haec patior       12.  For the which cause I also suffer
sed non confundor scio enim cui credidi      these things: nevertheless I am not
et certus sum quia potens est depositum      ashamed: for I know whom I have
meum servare in illum diem                   believed, and am persuaded that he is
                                             able to keep that which I have
                                             committed unto him against that day.

1:13  formam habe sanorum verborum quae      13.  Hold fast the form of sound words,
a me audisti in fide et dilectione in        which thou hast heard of me, in faith
Christo Iesu                                 and love which is in Christ Jesus.

1:14  bonum depositum custodi per            14.  That good thing which was
Spiritum Sanctum qui habitat in nobis        committed unto thee keep by the Holy
                                             Ghost which dwelleth in us.

1:15  scis hoc quod aversi sunt a me         15.  This thou knowest, that all they
omnes qui in Asia sunt ex quibus est         which are in Asia be turned away from
Phygelus et Hermogenes                       me; of whom are Phygellus and
                                             Hermogenes.

1:16  det misericordiam Dominus              16.  The Lord give mercy unto the house
Onesifori domui quia saepe me                of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed
refrigeravit et catenam meam non erubuit     me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

1:17  sed cum Romam venisset sollicite       17.  But, when he was in Rome, he
me quaesivit et invenit                      sought me out very diligently, and
                                             found me.

1:18  det illi Dominus invenire              18.  The Lord grant unto him that he
misericordiam a Domino in illa die et        may find mercy of the Lord in that day:
quanta Ephesi ministravit melius tu          and in how many things he ministered
nosti                                        unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very
                                             well.