The Bible in Basic English BBE
Good News Translation GNT
1 Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
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From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, sent to proclaim the promised life which we have in union with Christ Jesus -
2 To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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To Timothy, my dear son: May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
3 I give praise to God, whose servant I have been, with a heart free from sin, from the time of my fathers, because in my prayers at all times the thought of you is with me, night and day
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I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did. I thank him as I remember you always in my prayers night and day.
4 Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
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I remember your tears, and I want to see you very much, so that I may be filled with joy.
5 Having in mind your true faith, which first was in your mother's mother Lois, and in your mother Eunice, and, I am certain, is now in you.
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I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you have it also.
6 For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.
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For this reason I remind you to keep alive the gift that God gave you when I laid my hands on you.
7 For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
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For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control.
8 Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;
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Do not be ashamed, then, of witnessing for our Lord; neither be ashamed of me, a prisoner for Christ's sake. Instead, take your part in suffering for the Good News, as God gives you the strength for it.
9 Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
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He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
10 But has now been made clear by the revelation of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who put an end to death and made life unending come to light through the good news,
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but now it has been revealed to us through the coming of our Savior, Christ Jesus. He has ended the power of death and through the gospel has revealed immortal life.
11 Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;
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God has appointed me as an apostle and teacher to proclaim the Good News,
12 And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.
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and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to me.
13 Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
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Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the example for you to follow, and remain in the faith and love that are ours in union with Christ Jesus.
14 That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us.
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Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep the good things that have been entrusted to you.
15 You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:
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You know that everyone in the province of Asia, including Phygelus and Hermogenes, has deserted me.
16 May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;
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May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he cheered me up many times. He was not ashamed that I am in prison,
17 But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me
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but as soon as he arrived in Rome, he started looking for me until he found me.
18 (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.
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May the Lord grant him his mercy on that Day! And you know very well how much he did for me in Ephesus.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.