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2 Timothy 1:1-4

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1 I, Paul, am on special assignment for Christ, carrying out God's plan laid out in the Message of Life by Jesus.
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in keeping with the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,
2 I write this to you, Timothy, the son I love so much. All the best from our God and Christ be yours!
2 To Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Every time I say your name in prayer - which is practically all the time - I thank God for you, the God I worship with my whole life in the tradition of my ancestors.
3 I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
4 I miss you a lot, especially when I remember that last tearful good-bye, and I look forward to a joy-packed reunion.
4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
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