"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus," — 2 Timothy 1:1

2 Timothy 1:1 · KJV

“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,”

— 2 Timothy 1:1

To Timothy, {my} dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, {and} peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 1 — Context

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy, {my} dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, {and} peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank God, whom I serve from {my} forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Cross References

Hebrews 9:15

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions {that were} under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

John 17:3

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

2 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy {our} brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

John 10:28

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any {man} pluck them out of my hand.

1 John 5:11-13

And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

Titus 1:2

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began; {In: or, For}

Ephesians 3:6

That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

John 6:40

And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.