2 Timothy 1:13 (YLT)

Passage

The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:11 to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,

2 Timothy 1:12 for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard--to that day.

2 Timothy 1:13 The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that <FI>is<Fi> in Christ Jesus;

2 Timothy 1:14 the good thing committed guard thou through the Holy Spirit that is dwelling in us;

2 Timothy 1:15 thou hast known this, that they did turn from me--all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "for which cause also these things I..." into verse 14's "the good thing committed guard thou through...", so "faith" and "pattern" 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 "pattern" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.