1Paul, an apostle of JesusChristby the will of God, according to the promise of lifewhich is inChristJesus,
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To Timothy, my dearly belovedson: Grace, mercy, andpeace, fromGod the FatherandChristJesusourLord.
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I thankGod, whom I servefrommyforefatherswithpureconscience, that without ceasing I haveremembranceoftheeinmyprayersnightandday;
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Greatly desiring to seethee, being mindful of thytears, that I may be filled with joy;
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When I call to remembrance the unfeignedfaiththat is inthee, whichdweltfirstinthygrandmotherLois, andthymotherEunice; and I am persuadedthatintheealso.
6Wherefore I puttheeinremembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, whichisintheeby the putting on of myhands.
7ForGodhathnotgivenus the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
8Benotthouthereforeashamed of the testimony of ourLord, nor of mehisprisoner: butbethou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
9Who hath savedus, andcalledus with an holycalling, not according toourworks, but according to his ownpurposeandgrace, which was givenusinChristJesusbefore the world began,
10Butisnow made manifestby the appearing of ourSaviourJesusChrist, who hath abolisheddeath, and hath broughtlifeandimmortality to lightthrough the gospel:
11WhereuntoI am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
12For the whichcauseIalsosuffer these things: neverthelessIamnotashamed: forIknowwhomI have believed, andampersuadedthat he isable to keepthatwhichI have committed unto himagainstthatday.
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Hold fast the formofsoundwords, which thou hast heardofme, infaithandlovewhich is inChristJesus.
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That good thingwhich was committed unto theekeepby the HolyGhostwhichdwellethinus.
15This thou knowest, thatall they which areinAsia be turned away fromme; of whomarePhygellusandHermogenes.
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The Lordgivemercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; forheoftrefreshedme, andwasnotashamed of mychain:
17But, when he wasinRome, he soughtmeout very diligently, andfoundme.
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The Lordgrant unto himthat he may findmercyof the Lordinthatday: andin how many things he ministered unto meatEphesus, thouknowest very well.