2 Timothy 1:2 (DBY)

Passage

to Timotheus, [my] beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the [life] which [is] in Christ Jesus,

2 Timothy 1:2 to Timotheus, [my] beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

2 Timothy 1:3 I am thankful to God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day,

2 Timothy 1:4 earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "mercy", "timotheus", "beloved", "child", "peace", "father", and "christ". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "mercy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "Paul apostle of Jesus Christ by God's..." into verse 3's "I am thankful to God whom I...", so "grace" and "mercy" 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 "grace" and "mercy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.