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1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life that is in Christ Jesus,
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1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,
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2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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2 To Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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3 I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
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3 I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
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4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
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4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
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5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
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5 I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in you also.
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6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands,
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6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
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7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
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7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
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8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,
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8 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God,
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9 who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
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9 who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
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10 and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
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10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
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11 for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,
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11 And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher.
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12 which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me.
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12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.
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13 Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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13 What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
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14 By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.
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14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you--guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
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15 You are aware that all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains,
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16 May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.
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17 but when he arrived in Rome he searched for me earnestly and found me--
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17 On the contrary, when he was in Rome, he searched hard for me until he found me.
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18 may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day!--and you well know all the service he rendered at Ephesus.
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18 May the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! You know very well in how many ways he helped me in Ephesus.
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