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Paul, 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, and peace,fromGod the FatherandChristJesusourLord.
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I thank*God,whom I servefrom my forefatherswithpureconscience,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 unfeignedfaith that is inthee,whichdweltfirstinthygrandmotherLois,andthymotherEunice;and I am persuadedthatintheealso.
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Wherefore*Iputthee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God,whichisintheeby the putting on of myhands.
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ForGodhathnotgivenus the spirit of fear;but of power,and of love,and of a sound mind.
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Benotthouthereforeashamed of the testimony of ourLord,nor of mehisprisoner:but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
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Who hath savedus,andcalled us with an holycalling,not according toourworks,but according to his ownpurposeandgrace,which was givenusinChristJesusbefore the world began*,
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Butisnow made manifestby the appearing of ourSaviourJesusChrist,who hath abolisheddeath,and hath broughtlifeandimmortality to lightthrough the gospel:
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Whereunto*I am appointed a preacher,and an apostle,and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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For the whichcauseIalsosuffer these things:nevertheless I amnotashamed: for I knowwhom I have believed,[a]and am persuadedthat he isable to keep that which I have committed unto himagainstthatday.
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Hold fast the form of soundwords,which thou hast heardofme,infaithandlovewhich is inChristJesus.
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That good thing which was committed unto theekeepby the HolyGhostwhichdwellethinus.
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This thou knowest, thatall they which are inAsia be turned away fromme; of whomarePhygellusandHermogenes.
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The Lordgivemercy unto the house of Onesiphorus;forheoftrefreshedme,andwasnotashamed of mychain:
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But, when he wasinRome, he soughtmeout very diligently,andfound me.
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The Lordgrant unto him that he may findmercyof the Lordinthatday:and in how many things he ministered unto meatEphesus,thouknowest very well.