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The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy

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(1 Timothy 1:1–2)
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Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, in accord with the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
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to Timothy, most beloved son. Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord.

Faithfulness under Persecution

(Matthew 10:16–25)
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I give thanks to God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. For without ceasing I hold the remembrance of you in my prayers, night and day,
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desiring to see you, recalling your tears so as to be filled with joy,
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calling to mind the same faith, which is in you unfeigned, which also first dwelt in your grandmother, Lois, and in your mother, Eunice, and also, I am certain, in you.
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Because of this, I admonish you to revive the grace of God, which is in you by the imposition of my hands.
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For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of virtue, and of love, and of self-restraint.(a)
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And so, do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me, his prisoner. Instead, collaborate with the Gospel in accord with the virtue of God,
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who has freed us and has called us to his holy vocation, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the ages of time.
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And this has now been made manifest by the illumination of our Savior Jesus Christ, who certainly has destroyed death, and who has also illuminated life and incorruption through the Gospel.(b)
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Of this Gospel, I have been appointed a preacher, and an Apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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For this reason, I also suffer these things. But I am not confounded. For I know in whom I have believed, and I am certain that he has the power to preserve what was entrusted to me, unto that day.

Holding to Sound Teaching

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Hold to the kind of sound words that you have heard from me in the faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
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Guard the good entrusted to you through the Holy Spirit, who lives within us.
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Know this: that all those who are in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phigellus and Hermogenes.(c)
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May the Lord have mercy on the house of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me, and he has not been ashamed of my chains.
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Instead, when he had arrived in Rome, he anxiously sought me and found me.
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May the Lord grant to him to obtain mercy from the Lord in that day. And you know well in how many ways he has ministered to me at Ephesus.

Footnotes

(a)1:7 The term ‘sobrietatis’ has a more general meaning in Latin than its counterpart in English. It does not refer merely to refraining from alcohol, but to self-restraint more generally.(Conte)
(b)1:10 By the illumination:That is, by the bright coming and appearing of our Saviour.(Challoner)
(c)1:15 The term ‘all’ is used here in the general sense, referring to the group as a whole. As the subsequent verses indicate, one or more individuals are exceptions to the general statement, not having turned away from Paul.(Conte)
(1 Timothy 1:1–2)
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ (a) through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
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to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Faithfulness under Persecution

(Matthew 10:16–25)
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I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day
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longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;
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having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.
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For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
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For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,
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who 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 times eternal,
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but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
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For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

Holding to Sound Teaching

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Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
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That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
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This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,
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but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently and found me
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(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

Footnotes

(a)1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.
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