To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
That is why I sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ, as I teach them everywhere in every church.
To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ,
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.