2 Timothy 1:13 (KJV)

Passage

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.

2 Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

2 Timothy 1:15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "hold", "fast", "form", "sound", "words", "thou", and "hast". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "hold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "For the which cause I also suffer..." into verse 14's "That good thing which was committed unto...", so "faith" and "hold" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "hold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.