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| [1]PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God and by the promise of life which is in Jesus Christ, |
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| [2]To Ti-mo'the-us, a dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Jesus Christ our LORD. |
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| [3]I thank God, whom I have served from boyhood with a pure conscience, that I have always remembered you in my prayers night and day. |
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| [4]I am anxious to see you; I still remember your tears; I am filled with joy, |
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| [5]Especially when I am reminded of your true faith, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am sure now in you also. |
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| [6]For this reason, I remind you to stir up the gift of God, which is in you by the laying on of my hand. |
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| [7]For God has not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of good discipline. |
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| [8]Be not, therefore, ashamed of the testimony of our LORD, nor of me his prisoner; but bear the hardships that go along with the preaching of the gospel through the power of God; |
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| [9]Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own will and his grace, which was given us in Jesus Christ before the world began, |
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| [10]And is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who has abolished death, and has revealed life and immortality through the gospel; |
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| [11]To which I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. |
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| [12]For this cause I suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure he will take care of me until that day. |
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| [13]Let these bright and sound words which you have heard from me abide with you in the faith and love which is in Jesus Christ. |
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| [14]That good thing which was committed to you keep by the help of the Holy Spirit which dwells in us. |
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| [15]This you know: that all those in Asia Minor have turned away from me; of whom are Phy-gel'lus and Her-mog'e-nes. |
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| [16]Let our LORD grant mercy to the house of On-e-siph'o-rus; for he has often refreshed me, and he was not ashamed of the chains of my imprisonment: |
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| [17]But when he was in Rome, he searched for me diligently, and found me. |
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| [18]Let our LORD grant to him, that he may find mercy in heaven, where our LORD is, in that day: and of how he ministered to me at Eph'e-sus, you know very well. |
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