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Philippians 2:22

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

But you know what Timothy has proved himself to be, and how, like a child working for his father, he worked hard with me in spreading the Good News.

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And who was well spoken of by the Brethren in Lystra and Iconium.

For we know that trouble develops endurance, and endurance strength of character, and strength of character hope,

If Timothy comes, take care that he has no cause for feeling anxious while he is with you. He is doing the Master's work no less than I am.

This is my reason for sending Timothy to you. He is my own dear faithful child in the Master's service, and he will remind you of my methods of teaching the Faith of Christ Jesus-methods which I follow everywhere in every Church.

I had this further object, also, in what I wrote--to ascertain whether you might be relied upon to be obedient in everything.

We are also sending with them another of our Brothers, whose earnestness we have many a time proved in many ways, and whom we now find made even more earnest by his great confidence in you.

Show them, therefore--so that the Churches may see it-- the proof of your affection, and the ground for our boasting to them about you.

I am not laying a command upon you, but I am making use of the earnestness shown by others to test the genuineness of your affection.

Brothers, I want you to realize that what has happened to me has actually served to forward the Good News.

The latter do it from love for me, knowing that I have been appointed to plead the cause of the Good News.

Because of the share that you have had in spreading the Good News, from the first day that you received it until now.

And, indeed, I am justified in feeling thus about you all; because you have a warm place in my heart--you who all, both in my imprisonment and in the work of defending and establishing the Good News, shared my privilege with me.

For I have no one but him to send--no one of kindred spirit who would take the same genuine interest in your welfare.

This, then, is the charge that I lay upon you, Timothy, my Child, in accordance with what was predicted of you--Fight the good fight in the spirit of those predictions,

To Timothy, my true Child in the Faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.

Put all this before the Brethren, and you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, sustained by the precepts of the Faith and of that Good Teaching by which you have guided your life.

But you, Timothy, were a close observer of my teaching, my conduct, my purposes, my faith, my forbearance, my love, and my patient endurance,

To Titus, my true Child in our one Faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Savior, bless you and give you peace.




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