2 Timothy 1:13

¹³Hold on to the pattern of wholesome teaching you learned from me—a pattern shaped by the faith and love that you have in Christ Jesus.j

2 Timothy 1 opens Paul's final letter from a Roman dungeon, facing imminent execution. He writes not to a church but to his spiritual son Timothy, who appears to be shrinking back under pressure. Paul refuses self-pity; instead, he fans the flame of Timothy's gift, anchors him in th