To Timothy, my dear son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was Jewish and a believer but whose father was a Greek.
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, dear friends!
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be his holy people: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
To Titus, my true son in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
while we wait for the 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.