New Testament · BOOK 55 OF 66

2 Timothy

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Illustration: Young Timothy listens to his mother and grandmother teaching from a scroll in an ancient home, an imagined scene combining the letter’s references.

Learning Scripture from Childhood

2 Timothy 1:5; 3:14–15

Young Timothy listens to his mother and grandmother teaching from a scroll in an ancient home.

Illustration: Timothy carefully tends a small flame in an ancient oil lamp, symbolically illustrating rekindling his gift.

Rekindle the Gift

2 Timothy 1:6–7

Timothy carefully tends a small flame in an ancient oil lamp, symbolically illustrating rekindling his gift.

Illustration: An ancient teacher instructs a small group who then teach others nearby, a coherent community scene illustrating the passing on of faithful teaching.

Passing Faithful Teaching On

2 Timothy 2:1–2

An ancient teacher instructs a small group who then teach others nearby, a coherent community scene illustrating the passing on of faithful teaching.

Illustration: A peaceful soldier on duty, an athlete training, and a farmer tending crops appear in one coherent ancient landscape, illustrating three metaphors of perseverance.

Discipline and Endurance

2 Timothy 2:3–7

A peaceful soldier on duty, an athlete training, and a farmer tending crops appear in one coherent ancient landscape, illustrating three metaphors of perseverance.

Illustration: An ancient believer studies an open scroll with care before going out to help others, illustrating Scripture guiding and equipping a faithful life.

Equipped Through Scripture

2 Timothy 3:16–17

An ancient believer studies an open scroll with care before going out to help others, illustrating Scripture guiding and equipping a faithful life.

Illustration: Elderly Paul reflects prayerfully while writing in a modest guarded room, with peaceful resolve about finishing his race and keeping the faith.

Paul Reflects on His Race

2 Timothy 4:6–8

Elderly Paul reflects prayerfully while writing in a modest guarded room, with peaceful resolve about finishing his race and keeping the faith.