Thanksgiving. 3^b I am grateful to God, whom I worship with a clear conscience as my ancestors did,^* as I remember you constantly in my prayers, night and day. 4^* I yearn to see you again, recalling your tears, so that I may be filled with joy, 5as I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and that I am confident lives also in you.^c

The Gifts Timothy Has Received. 6For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God^* that you have through the imposition of my hands.^d 7For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.^e 8So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord,^* nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God.^f