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1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life which 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 with a clear conscience, as did my fathers, when I remember you constantly in my prayers.
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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 night and day 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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