2Timothy:1

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* Paul , an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God , according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus , * To Timothy , my dearly beloved son : Grace , mercy , and peace , from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord . * I thank God , whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience , that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day ; * Greatly desiring to see thee , being mindful of thy tears , that I may be filled with joy ; * When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee , which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois , and thy mother Eunice ; and I am persuaded that in thee also . * Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God , which is in thee by the putting on of my hands . * For God hath not given us the spirit of fear ; but of power , and of love , and of a sound mind . * Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord , nor of me his prisoner : but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God ; * Who hath saved us , and called us with an holy calling , not according to our works , but according to his own purpose and grace , which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began , * But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ , who hath abolished death , and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel : * Whereunto I am appointed a preacher , and an apostle , and a teacher of the Gentiles . * For the which cause I also suffer these things : nevertheless I am not ashamed : for I know whom I have believed , and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day . * Hold fast the form of sound words , which thou hast heard of me , in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus . * That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us . * This thou knowest , that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me ; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes . * The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus ; for he oft refreshed me , and was not ashamed of my chain : * But , when he was in Rome , he sought me out very diligently , and found me . * The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day : and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus , thou knowest very well .

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