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¹ Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of eternal life,² which is by Jesus Christ, To Timotheus, my beloved son, grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.³ I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I have remembrance of thee in my prayers without ceasing night and day,⁴ Longing to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;⁵ Remembering the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; I am persuaded in thee also.

⁶ Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, to stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the laying on of my hands.⁷ For God hath not given us the Spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and sobriety.⁸ Therefore be not thou ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel, according to the power of God, Who hath saved and called us with an holy calling,⁹ not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus, before the world began;¹⁰ But is now made manifest, by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.¹¹ Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.¹² For which cause also I suffer these things: yet I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have trusted, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him, until that day.¹³ Hold fast the pattern of sound words, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.¹⁴ The good thing which is committed to thee keep, through the Holy Spirit, who dwelleth in us.

¹⁵ This thou knowest, that all who are in Asia are turned away from me, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.¹⁶ The Lord give mercy to the family of Onesiphorus; for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:¹⁷ But when he was at Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me.¹⁸ The Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day: And in how many things he served me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.