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41 lines
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Greeting
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# Chapter 1
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1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, for the sake of the promise of life in Christ Jesus:
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2. To Timothy, my dearly loved son.
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Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Thanksgiving
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3. I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.
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4. Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
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5. I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and now, I am convinced, is in you also.
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6. Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.
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7. For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.
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Not Ashamed of the Gospel
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8. So don't be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me his prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God.
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9. He 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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10. This has now been made evident through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
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11. For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher,
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12. and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.
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Be Loyal to the Faith
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13. Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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14. Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
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15. You know that all those in the province of Asia have deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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16. May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
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17. On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he diligently searched for me and found me.
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18. May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from him on that day. You know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.
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