2 Timothy 1:13 (GNV)

Passage

Keepe the true paterne of the wholesome wordes, which thou hast heard of me in faith and loue which is in Christ Iesus.

Nearby Context

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

2 Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed: for I knowe whom I haue beleeued, and I am persuaded that he is able to keepe that which I haue committed to him against that day.

2 Timothy 1:13 Keepe the true paterne of the wholesome wordes, which thou hast heard of me in faith and loue which is in Christ Iesus.

2 Timothy 1:14 That worthie thing, which was committed to thee, keepe through the holy Ghost, which dwelleth in vs.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "keepe", "true", "paterne", "wholesome", "wordes", "thou", and "hast". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "keepe", 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 worthie thing which was committed to...", so "faith" and "keepe" 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 "keepe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.