taking recollection of the unfeigned faith in you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that it is also in you.
And he arrived in Derbe and Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple by name Timothy was there, the son of a certain believing Jewish woman, but his father was a Greek.
For the king understands about these things, to whom I speak, also speaking openly. For I am persuaded not any of these things lie hidden from him, nothing. For the doing of this is not in a corner.
Now, my brothers, I myself also am persuaded concerning you, that you yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, being able to admonish one another.
Having laid down these things to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Jesus Christ, having been nourished by the words of the faith, and by the good doctrine which you have followed.
For which cause I also suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that He is able to guard my deposit until that Day.
These all died by way of faith, not having received the promises, but seeing them from afar, and being persuaded, and having welcomed them and confessed that they are strangers and sojourning ones on the earth.
Having purified your souls in the obedience of the truth through the Spirit to unpretended brotherly love, love one another fervently out of a pure heart,