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Philippians 2:22

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But you know what kind of person Timothy is. He has worked with me like a son in spreading the good news.

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The Lord's followers in Lystra and Iconium said good things about Timothy,

And endurance builds character, which gives us a hope

When Timothy arrives, give him a friendly welcome. He is doing the Lord's work, just as I am.

That's why I sent Timothy to you. I love him like a son, and he is a faithful servant of the Lord. Timothy will tell you what I do to follow Christ and how it agrees with what I always teach about Christ in every church.

I also wrote because I wanted to test you and find out if you would follow my instructions.

We are also sending someone else with Titus and the other follower. We approve of this man. In fact, he has already shown us many times that he wants to help. And now he wants to help even more than ever, because he trusts you so much.

Treat them in such a way that the churches will see your love and will know why we boasted about you.

I am not ordering you to do this. I am simply testing how real your love is by comparing it with the concern that others have shown.

My dear friends, I want you to know that what has happened to me has helped to spread the good news.

They love Christ and know that I am here to defend the good news about him.

This is because you have taken part with me in spreading the good news from the first day you heard about it.

You have a special place in my heart. So it is only natural for me to feel the way I do. All of you have helped in the work that God has given me, as I defend the good news and tell about it here in jail.

I don't have anyone else who cares about you as much as he does.

Timothy, my son, the instructions I am giving you are based on what some prophets once said about you. If you follow these instructions, you will fight like a good soldier.

Timothy, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind and merciful to you. May they bless you with peace!

If you teach these things to other followers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus. You will show that you have grown up on the teachings about our faith and on the good instructions you have obeyed.

Timothy, you are like a dear child to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Christ Jesus will be kind and merciful to you and will bless you with peace!

Timothy, you know what I teach and how I live. You know what I want to do and what I believe. You have seen how patient and loving I am, and how in the past I put up with

Titus, because of our faith, you are like a son to me. I pray that God our Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour will be kind to you and will bless you with peace!




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