This is my translation of 2 Timothy 2:11-14, which is the text I’m using for a memorial service sermon tomorrow. I never use my own translations while preaching, but the act of translating really helps me understand what the passage says. This is a very beautiful passage.
Some teachers believe v. 13 is a warning about the cost of rejecting the Gospel. I disagree–I think it’s an encouraging word about how, even as we fail to be as trustworthy, reliable, and dependable as we ought to be, Jesus is always faithful.
The Eccentric Fundamentalist 