to Timothy, my dear child: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Thanksgiving.
He reached [also] Derbe and Lystra where there was a disciple named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek.
to all the beloved of God in Rome, called to be holy. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Thanksgiving.
Beloved, do not look for revenge but leave room for the wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
For this reason I am sending you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful son in the Lord; he will remind you of my ways in Christ [Jesus], just as I teach them everywhere in every church.
Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, beloved.
to Timothy, my true child in faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. Warning Against False Doctrine.
So you, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
to Titus, my true child in our common faith: grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our savior. Titus in Crete.
as we await the blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of the great God and of our savior Jesus Christ,
Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.