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The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,
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Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, in the hope of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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To Timothy, my well-loved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day.
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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
4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
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Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;
5 I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you.
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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.
6 For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands;
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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.
7 for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline.
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For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of self-control.
8 Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God,
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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;
9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,
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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,
10 but it has now been revealed 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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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,
11 For this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher,
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Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;
12 and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him.
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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.
13 Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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Keep the form of those true words which you had from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14 Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.
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That good thing which was given to you keep safe, through the Holy Spirit which is in us.
15 You are aware that all who are in Asia have turned away from me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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You have had news that all those in Asia went away from me; among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes:
16 May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain;
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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;
17 when he arrived in Rome, he eagerly searched for me and found me
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But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me
18 —may the Lord grant that he will find mercy from the Lord on that day! And you know very well how much service he rendered in Ephesus.
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(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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