1:1  
    [kjv]  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
    [bbe]  Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
1:2
    [kjv]  To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
    [bbe]  To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
1:3
    [kjv]  I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
    [bbe]  I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day
1:4
    [kjv]  Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
    [bbe]  Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
1:5  
    [kjv]  When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
    [bbe]  Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.
1:6
    [kjv]  Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
    [bbe]  For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.
1:7  
    [kjv]  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
    [bbe]  For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
1:8
    [kjv]  Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
    [bbe]  Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
1:9  
    [kjv]  Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
    [bbe]  Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure ............