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2 Timothy 1

¹ Paul,  an apostle of Christ Jesus by God’s will,  for the sake of the promise of life  in Christ Jesus:

² To Timothy, my dearly loved son. Grace, mercy, and peace  from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

³ I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience  as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.

⁴ Remembering your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.

⁵ I recall your sincere faith  that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice  and now, I am convinced, is in you also.

⁶ Therefore, I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is in you through the laying on of my hands.

⁷ For God has not given us a spirit of fear,  but one of power,  , love,  and sound judgement.

⁸ So don’t be ashamed  of the testimony about our Lord,  or of me his prisoner.  Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power  of God.

⁹ He has saved us and called us with a holy calling,  not according to our works,  but according to his own purpose  and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.

¹⁰ This has now been made evident through the appearing  of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who has abolished death  and has brought life  and immortality to light through the gospel.

¹¹ For this gospel I was appointed  a herald, apostle, and teacher,

¹² and that is why I suffer  these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me  , until that day.

¹³ Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching  that you have heard from me,  in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ Guard the good deposit through the Holy Spirit who lives in us.

¹⁵ You know that all those in the province of Asia  have deserted me,  including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

¹⁶ May the Lord grant mercy  to the household of Onesiphorus,  because he often refreshed me  and was not ashamed of my chains.

¹⁷ On the contrary, when he was in Rome,  he diligently searched for me and found me.

¹⁸ May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy  from him on that day. You know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.