2 Timothy 1:9 (YLT)

Passage

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 1:7 for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

2 Timothy 1:8 therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,

2 Timothy 1:9 who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

2 Timothy 1:10 and was made manifest now through the manifestation of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who indeed did abolish death, and did enlighten life and immortality through the good news,

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "purpose", "grace", "save", "call", "holy", "calling", "works", and "given". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "purpose" and "grace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of..." into verse 10's "and was made manifest now through the...", so "purpose" and "grace" 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 "purpose" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.