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Paul's Greeting to Timothy

Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by God's will, according to promise of life, the [life] which [is] in Christ Jesus,

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Greeting

Paul, an apostle of [a]Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

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to Timotheus, [my] beloved child: grace, mercy, peace, from God [the] Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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To Timothy, a beloved son:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Encouragement to Be Faithful

I am thankful to God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure conscience, how unceasingly I have the remembrance of thee in my supplications night and day,

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Timothy’s Faith and Heritage

I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,

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earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

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greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy,

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calling to mind the unfeigned faith which [has been] in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that in thee also.

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when I call to remembrance the [b]genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.

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Patience in Persecution

For which cause I put thee in mind to rekindle the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

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Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

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For God has not given us a spirit of cowardice, but of power, and of love, and of wise discretion.

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For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

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Be not therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but suffer evil along with the glad tidings, according to the power of God;

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Not Ashamed of the Gospel

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,

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who has saved us, and has called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to [his] own purpose and grace, which [was] given to us in Christ Jesus before [the] ages of time,

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who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,

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but has been made manifest now by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has annulled death, and brought to light life and incorruptibility by the glad tidings;

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but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

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to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle and teacher of [the] nations.

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to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher [c]of the Gentiles.

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For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep for that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.

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For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

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Hold to Sound Teaching

Have an outline of sound words, which [words] thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which [are] in Christ Jesus.

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Be Loyal to the Faith

Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

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Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted.

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That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

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Thou knowest this, that all who [are] in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me.

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This you know, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

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The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he has often refreshed me, and has not been ashamed of my chain;

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The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

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but being in Rome sought me out very diligently, and found [me] --

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but when he arrived in Rome, he sought me out very zealously and found me.

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the Lord grant to him to find mercy from [the] Lord in that day -- and how much service he rendered in Ephesus *thou* knowest best.

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The Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day — and you know very well how many ways he ministered [d]to me at Ephesus.

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2 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1