1 Paul, a an apostle of Christ Jesus b by the will of God according to c the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, d my beloved child:
e Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 f I thank God g whom I serve, as did my ancestors, h with a clear conscience, as I remember you i constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 j As I remember your tears, k I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. 5 I am reminded of l your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and m your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. 6 For this reason I remind you n to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, 7 for God gave us o a spirit not of fear but p of power and love and self-control.
8 Therefore q do not be ashamed of r the testimony about our Lord, nor of s me his prisoner, but t share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, 9 u who saved us and v called us to [1] a holy calling, w not because of our works but because of v his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus x before the ages began, [2] 10 and which now has y been manifested through z the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, a who abolished death and b brought life and c immortality to light through the gospel, 11 d for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher, 12 e which is why I suffer as I do. But f I am not ashamed, for g I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until h that Day i what has been entrusted to me. [3] 13 j Follow k the pattern of l the sound [4] words m that you have heard from me, in n the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 14 By the Holy Spirit o who dwells within us, guard i the good deposit entrusted to you.
15 You are aware that p all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. 16 May the Lord grant mercy to q the household of Onesiphorus, for he often r refreshed me and was not ashamed of s my chains, 17 but when he arrived in Rome t he searched for me earnestly and found me— 18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on u that Day!—and you well know all the service he v rendered at Ephesus.
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