40 Fun Facts About 2 Timothy

In 2 Timothy 4:7, Paul says he has fought the good fight, kept the faith and finished what?

The race is finished, writes a man who has just said he is being poured out and that the time of his departure has come. The King James Version calls it his course.

Which compound word do several modern translations use to describe all Scripture in 2 Timothy 3:16?

God-breathed renders the Greek theopneustos part by part, and the verse goes on to list what Scripture is useful for: instruction, conviction, correction and training.

2 Timothy 1:7 contrasts the spirit of power, love and self-control that God gives with a spirit of what?

Fear is the word in the King James and Berean versions, while other translations say timidity or cowardice, which suits a letter urging a young leader not to be ashamed.

2 Timothy 4:3 says people will gather teachers to suit their own desires, having what?

Itching ears want to be soothed with whatever is pleasant to hear, and the next verse says such listeners end up turning from the truth to myths.

To which disease does 2 Timothy 2:17 compare the way irreverent, empty chatter spreads among believers?

Gangrene is the modern rendering; the King James Version says such talk will eat like a canker, and the verse then names two men who were spreading it.

What is the name of Timothy's grandmother, in whom 2 Timothy 1:5 says a sincere belief first lived?

Lois is named beside Eunice, Timothy's mother, and the verse traces his belief through the two women; the book of Acts adds that his father was a Greek.

Which item of clothing does Paul ask Timothy to bring from Carpus at Troas in 2 Timothy 4:13?

His cloak is wanted along with reading matter: in the same sentence Paul asks for his scrolls, especially the parchments.

In 2 Timothy 2:3, Paul invites Timothy to share in suffering like a good what of Christ Jesus?

Soldier is the first of three working pictures in a row: the next verse says he keeps clear of civilian affairs to please the one who enlisted him.

In 2 Timothy 4:17, Paul says the Lord stood by him at his defense and delivered him from the mouth of what?

The lion is Paul's picture of the danger he escaped at a first hearing where every one of his supporters had deserted him, and he asked that it not be held against them.

The vice list in 2 Timothy 3:2 begins with people who are lovers of themselves and lovers of what?

Money comes second in a long catalogue of faults that also takes in the boastful, the ungrateful and those who love pleasure more than they love God.

In 2 Timothy 1:6, the gift of God that Timothy must fan into flame came to him through what act?

Laying on of hands by Paul himself is what the verse describes, and the King James Version words the command as stirring up the gift.

Which friend does 2 Timothy 1:16 praise for often refreshing Paul, unashamed of his imprisonment?

Onesiphorus searched Rome diligently until he found Paul, and the letter asks mercy for his household and greets it again at the close.

2 Timothy 1:15 names two men among those who turned away from Paul: Phygelus and which other?

Hermogenes and Phygelus are singled out from a far wider desertion, since the verse says everyone in the province of Asia had turned away.

In 2 Timothy 2:2, Timothy is told to pass on what he heard Paul say in the presence of whom?

Many witnesses heard it too, and the verse sets up a four-step handover: Paul, Timothy, reliable people, and the others they will be qualified to teach.

In 2 Timothy 2:5, what must an athlete do in order to be awarded the victor's prize?

Compete by the rules or win nothing, the verse says; it is the middle of three working pictures, and the third is a hardworking farmer who gets first share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:8 tells Timothy to remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead and descended from which king?

David is the ancestor named, and Paul calls the two facts together his gospel, the message for which the next verse says he is suffering as a prisoner.

In 2 Timothy 2:9, Paul says he suffers like a criminal, yet the word of God cannot be what?

Chained is Paul's own condition as he writes, which gives the line its force, and the King James Version puts it as the word of God is not bound.

In the trustworthy saying of 2 Timothy 2:11-13, believers who endure are promised they will also do what?

Reign with Him is the second of four balanced lines, often read as part of an early hymn, and the first promises life to those who died with Him.

How does 2 Timothy 2:13 say God responds when believers themselves prove unreliable?

He remains faithful because, the verse adds, He cannot deny Himself, a twist after the line before it warns that He will deny those who deny Him.

In 2 Timothy 2:14, what are believers charged before God to avoid because it only ruins those who listen?

Quarreling over words leads only to ruin, the verse says, and the chapter returns to the theme by telling the Lord's servant to steer clear of foolish speculation.

2 Timothy 2:15 pictures the person who is approved by God and has no cause for shame as what?

A workman who accurately handles the word of truth is the picture, and the King James Version famously calls that rightly dividing it.

Which word opens 2 Timothy 2:15 in the King James Version, where newer Bibles say to make every effort?

Study translates a Greek verb, spoudazo, that means to be diligent or eager, which is why later versions drop the schoolroom sense.

Which children's Bible club, founded in 1950, takes its name from the wording of 2 Timothy 2:15?

Awana is built from the first letters of a five-word motto drawn from the verse, and it grew out of a weekly children's programme at a Chicago church.

What false claim does 2 Timothy 2:18 say Hymenaeus and Philetus were spreading, undermining the faith of some?

The resurrection already happened, they taught, and a Hymenaeus is also named in 1 Timothy among those who shipwrecked their faith.

In the large house of 2 Timothy 2:20, some vessels are gold and silver, while others are made of what?

Wood and clay vessels serve common uses, and the next verse promises that anyone who cleanses himself can become a vessel for honour, useful to the Master.

What does 2 Timothy 2:22 tell Timothy to flee from as he pursues faith, love and peace?

Youthful passions are to be fled, which the King James Version calls youthful lusts, and the verse pairs the escape with a pursuit shared with other believers.

According to 2 Timothy 2:25, in what manner must the Lord's servant reprove those who oppose him?

Gently is the instruction, in the hope that God may grant opponents repentance and a knowledge of the truth; the King James Version says in meekness.

2 Timothy 3:1 warns Timothy that terrible times will come during which period?

The last days is the setting, yet Paul tells Timothy to turn away from such people himself, treating the warning as a present danger.

2 Timothy 3:5 describes people who hold to an outward form of what while denying its power?

Godliness in appearance only closes the long list of faults, and the next verse pictures such people worming their way into households.

2 Timothy 3:8 says Jannes and Jambres opposed which leader, as false teachers oppose the truth?

Moses met them in Egypt, by tradition: the two names are not in the Old Testament and are attached to the magicians of Pharaoh's court in the Exodus story.

What does 2 Timothy 3:12 say will come to everyone who wants to live a devout life in Christ Jesus?

Persecution is promised rather than threatened, and Paul has just recalled his own in three cities, adding that the Lord rescued him from every one.

2 Timothy 3:7 describes people who are always doing what, yet never reach a knowledge of the truth?

Learning that never arrives is set against Timothy's own schooling: a few verses on, Paul reminds him he has known the sacred writings since infancy.

2 Timothy 3:11 recalls Paul's sufferings in Antioch, Iconium and which third city, where Acts says he was stoned?

Lystra is where a crowd stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead, yet he got up and walked back in.

What reward does Paul say in 2 Timothy 4:8 is laid up for him?

A crown of righteousness awaits, Paul says, to be handed over by the Lord as a just judge, a pointed hope for a prisoner who has just come through a first court hearing.

Which companion does 2 Timothy 4:10 say deserted Paul out of love for this world and left for Thessalonica?

Demas had earlier been named as a fellow worker in the letter to Philemon, so the desertion came from inside Paul's own circle.

Which brief command opens 2 Timothy 4:2, to be obeyed in season and out of season?

Preach the word is the first of a run of orders that continues with reprove, rebuke and encourage, all to be carried out with patient instruction.

Which man who sends greetings in 2 Timothy 4:21 is listed in Catholic tradition as the second pope, after Peter?

Linus appears nowhere else in the Bible, yet early lists passed down by Irenaeus name him as the first to lead the church at Rome after the apostles.

2 Timothy, 1 Timothy and Titus are together known by which name, a label popularised in the 1700s?

The pastoral epistles are presented as letters from Paul to two co-workers, though many scholars think a follower wrote them after his death.

By tradition, which of the thirteen New Testament letters bearing Paul's name is 2 Timothy held to be?

The final one is the traditional view because Paul speaks of his departure as close at hand, which explains the urgent plea for Timothy to hurry to him.

The King James Version's closing note to 2 Timothy says Paul was brought a second time before which emperor?

Nero is never named in the letter itself; the note, which the Berean Standard Bible leaves out, also calls Timothy the first bishop of the Ephesian church.