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¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,² to my beloved child Timothy: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.³ I have thanks to God, whom I worship from my forebears in a pure conscience, how unceasingly I have remembrance concerning you in my petitions night and day,⁴ longing to see you, being reminded of your tears, that I may be filled with joy,⁵ taking recollection of the unpretended faith in you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I am assured that it is also in you.

⁶ For which cause I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.⁷ For God did not give a spirit of cowardice to us, but of power and of love and of self-control.⁸ Then do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, His prisoner. But suffer hardship with the gospel, according to the power of God,⁹ the One having saved us and having called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace given to us in Christ Jesus before eternal times,¹⁰ but now revealed through the appearance of our Savior, Jesus Christ, indeed making death of no effect, bringing life and incorruptibility to light through the gospel,¹¹ for which I was appointed a herald and apostle and a teacher of nations.¹² 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.¹³ Hold fast a pattern of sound words which you heard from me, in faith and love in Christ Jesus.¹⁴ Guard the good Deposit given through the Holy Spirit indwelling in us.

¹⁵ You know this, that all those in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.¹⁶ May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me, and he was not ashamed of my chain,¹⁷ but having come to Rome, he more diligently sought and found me .¹⁸ May the Lord give to him to find mercy from the Lord in that Day. And in what things he served in Ephesus, you know very well.