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Paul an apostle of Christ Jesus throughby the will of God according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus |
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toTo Timothy my beloved child: Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord |
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I thank God whom I serve fromwith my forefathers in a pureclear conscience howas unceasingdid is my remembrancefathers ofwhen theeI inremember myyou supplicationsconstantly nightin andmy dayprayers |
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longingAs toI seeremember theeyour rememberingtears thyI tearslong night and day to see you that I may be filled with joy; |
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havingI beenam reminded of theyour unfeignedsincere faith thata isfaith inthat thee; which dwelt first in thyyour grandmother LoisLo′is and thyyour mother Eunice; and now I am persuadedsure dwells in theeyou also |
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ForHence which cause I putremind theeyou into remembrancerekindle that thou stir up the gift of God whichthat is inwithin theeyou through the laying on of my hands; |
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Forfor God gavedid not give us not a spirit of fearfulness;timidity but a spirit of power and love and disciplineself control |
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BeDo not be ashamed thereforethen of thetestifying testimonyto of our Lord nor of me his prisoner: but suffershare hardshipin withsuffering for the gospel accordingin to the power of God; |
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who saved us and called us with a holy calling not accordingin tovirtue of our works but accordingin tovirtue of his own purpose and the grace which washe givengave us in Christ Jesus beforeages timesago eternal |
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butand hath now beenhas manifested bythrough the appearing of our SaviourSavior Christ Jesus who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel |
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whereuntoFor this gospel I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher |
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Forand whichtherefore cause I suffer alsoas theseI things:do yetBut I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed and I am persuadedsure that he is able to guard until that whichDay Iwhat havehas committedbeen untoentrusted himto againstme that day |
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HoldFollow the pattern of the sound words which thouyou hasthave heard from me in the faith and love which isare in Christ Jesus; |
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Thatguard goodthe thingtruth whichthat washas committedbeen untoentrusted theeto guardyou throughby the Holy Spirit whichwho dwellethdwells inwithin us |
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ThisYou thouare knowestaware that all thatwho are in Asia turned away from me; ofand whomamong arethem PhygelusPhy′gelus and HermogenesHermog′enes |
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TheMay the Lord grant mercy untoto the househousehold of Onesiphorus:Onesiph′orus for he oftoften refreshed me; andhe was not ashamed of my chain;chains |
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but when he wasarrived in Rome he soughtsearched for me diligentlyeagerly and found me— |
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may the Lord grant unto him to find mercy offrom the Lord inon that day; Day—and inyou howwell manyknow thingsall the service he ministeredrendered at Ephesus thou knowest very well |
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ThouYou thereforethen my childson be strengthenedstrong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus |
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Andand thewhat thingsyou whichhave thou hast heard from me amongbefore many witnesses theentrust same commit thou to faithful men who shallwill be able to teach others also |
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SufferShare hardshipin withsuffering me as a good soldier of Christ Jesus |
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No soldier on service entanglethgets himselfentangled in thecivilian affairspursuits ofsince thishis life;aim thatis heto maysatisfy pleasethe himone who enrolledenlisted him as a soldier |
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AndAn ifathlete also a man contend in the games he is not crowned exceptunless he havecompetes contendedaccording lawfullyto the rules |
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TheIt husbandmanis thatthe laborethhard mustworking befarmer who ought to have the first toshare partake of the fruitscrops |
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ConsiderThink over what I say; for the Lord shallwill givegrant theeyou understanding in all things everything |
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Remember Jesus Christ risen from the dead ofdescended thefrom seedDavid ofas Davidpreached accordingin to my gospel: |
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whereinthe gospel for which I sufferam hardshipsuffering untoand bondswearing asfetters like a malefactor;criminal butBut the word of God is not boundfettered |
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Therefore I endure alleverything things for the elects sake of the elect that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory |
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FaithfulThe saying is the sayingsure: ForIf if we have died with him we shall also live with him: ; |
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if we endure we shall also reign with him:; if we shall deny him he also will deny us: ; |
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if we are faithless he abidethremains faithful;— for he cannot deny himself |
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OfRemind thesethem thingsof putthis themand incharge remembrance charging them inbefore the sight of the Lord thatto theyavoid strivedisputing not about words towhich does no profitgood tobut theonly subvertingruins ofthe themhearers that hear |
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GiveDo diligenceyour best to present thyselfyourself approvedto unto God as one approved a workman thatwho needethhas notno need to be ashamed rightly handling aright the word of truth |
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ButAvoid shunsuch profanegodless babblings:chatter for theyit will proceedlead furtherpeople ininto more and more ungodliness |
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and their wordtalk will eat asits dothway alike gangrene: ofAmong whomthem isare HymenaeusHymenae′us and Philetus;Phile′tus |
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men who concerninghave swerved from the truth haveby erredholding saying that the resurrection is past already andThey overthroware upsetting the faith of some |
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HowbeitBut theGods firm foundation ofstands Godbearing standeth having this seal: The Lord knowethknows themthose thatwho are his: and Let every one thatwho namethnames the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness iniquity |
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NowIn in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver but also of wood and ofearthenware earth; and some untofor honornoble anduse some untofor dishonorignoble |
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If aany manone thereforepurifies purge himself from thesewhat is ignoble then he shallwill be a vessel untofor honornoble sanctifieduse meetconsecrated forand useful to the mastersmaster useof preparedthe untohouse everyready for any good work |
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ButSo fleeshun youthful lustspassions and followaim afterat righteousness faith love and peace along with themthose thatwho call onupon the Lord outfrom of a pure heart |
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ButHave foolishnothing andto ignorantdo questioningswith refusestupid knowingsenseless controversies; you know that they genderbreed strifesquarrels |
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And the Lords servant must not strivebe quarrelsome but bekindly gentleto towardsevery allone an apt toteacher teach forbearing |
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incorrecting meeknesshis correctingopponents themwith thatgentleness opposeGod themselves;may ifperhaps peradventuregrant Godthat maythey givewill themrepent repentanceand untocome theto knowledgeknow of the truth |
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and they may recoverescape themselvesfrom out of the snare of the devil havingafter beenbeing takencaptured captive by him untoto do his will |
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But knowunderstand this that in the last days grievousthere will come times shallof comestress |
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For men shallwill be lovers of self lovers of money boastfulproud haughtyarrogant railersabusive disobedient to their parents unthankfulungrateful unholy |
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withoutinhuman natural affection implacable slanderers withoutprofligates self control fierce nohaters lovers of good |
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traitorstreacherous headstrongreckless puffedswollen upwith conceit lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; |
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holding athe form of godlinessreligion but havingdenying denied the power thereof:of fromit theseAvoid alsosuch turnpeople away |
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For ofamong thesethem are theythose thatwho creepmake their way into houseshouseholds and takecapture captiveweak silly women ladenburdened with sins ledand awayswayed by diversvarious lustsimpulses |
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everwho learningwill listen to anybody and can never ablearrive toat comea to the knowledge of the truth |
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AndAs even as Jannes and Jambres withstoodopposed Moses so do these men also withstandoppose the truth; men corruptedof incorrupt mind reprobateand concerningcounterfeit the faith; |
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Butbut they shallwill proceednot noget further:very far for their folly shallwill be evidentplain untoto all men as theirswas alsothat cameof tothose betwo men |
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ButNow thouyou didsthave followobserved my teaching my conduct purposemy aim in life my faith longsufferingmy patience my love patiencemy steadfastness |
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my persecutions my sufferings; what things befell me at Antioch at IconiumIco′nium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured:; andyet outfrom of them all the Lord deliveredrescued me |
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YeaIndeed and all thatwho woulddesire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus shallwill sufferbe persecutionpersecuted |
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Butwhile evil men and impostors shallwill waxgo worseon andfrom bad to worse deceivingdeceivers and being deceived |
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But abideas thoufor inyou thecontinue thingsin whichwhat thouyou hasthave learned and hasthave beenfirmly assuredbelieved of knowing offrom whom thouyou hast learned them;it |
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and thathow from achildhood babeyou thouhave hastbeen knownacquainted with the sacred writings which are able to makeinstruct theeyou wisefor unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus |
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EveryAll scripture is inspired ofby God isand also profitable for teaching for reproof for correction and for instructiontraining which is in righteousness: |
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that the man of God may be complete furnishedequipped completelyfor unto every good work |
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I charge theeyou in the sightpresence of God and of Christ Jesus who shallis to judge the living and the dead and by his appearing and his kingdom: |
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preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reproveconvince rebuke and exhort withbe allunfailing longsufferingin patience and in teaching |
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For the time willis comecoming when theypeople will not endure the sound doctrine;teaching but having itching ears they will heapaccumulate tofor themselves teachers afterto suit their own lusts;likings |
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and will turn away theirfrom earslistening fromto the truth and turnwander asideinto untomyths fables |
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ButAs befor thouyou soberalways inbe allsteady thingsendure suffersuffering hardship do the work of an evangelist fulfil thyyour ministry |
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For I am already on the point of being offeredsacrificed; and the time of my departure ishas come |
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I have fought the good fight I have finished the courserace I have kept the faith: |
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henceforthHenceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous judge shallwill giveaward to me aton that day;Day and not only to me only but also to all themwho that have loved his appearing |
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GiveDo diligenceyour best to come shortlyto unto me: soon |
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forFor Demas forsookin melove havingwith loved this present world has deserted me and wentgone to ThessalonicaThessaloni′ca; Crescens has gone to Galatia Titus to Dalmatia |
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Only Luke alone is with me TakeGet Mark and bring him with theeyou; for he is very useful toin serving me for ministering |
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ButTych′icus Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus |
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TheWhen you come bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus bringat whenTro′as thoualso comestthe books and theabove booksall especially the parchments |
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Alexander the coppersmith did me muchgreat evil:harm; the Lord will renderrequite to him accordingfor to his works:deeds |
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Beware of whomhim doyourself thou also beware; for he greatlystrongly withstoodopposed our wordsmessage |
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At my first defencedefense no one took my part; but all forsookdeserted me: mayMay it not be laidcharged toagainst theirthem account |
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But the Lord stood by me and strengthenedgave me; thatstrength throughto meproclaim the message might be fully proclaimed and that all the Gentiles might hear: andit So I was deliveredrescued outfrom of the lions mouth of the lion |
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The Lord will deliverrescue me from every evil work and will save me untofor his heavenly kingdom: toTo whomhim be the glory for ever and ever Amen |
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SaluteGreet Prisca and AquilaAq′uila and the househousehold of OnesiphorusOnesiph′orus |
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ErastusEras′tus remained at Corinth:; butTroph′imus Trophimus I left ill at MiletusMile′tus sick |
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GiveDo diligenceyour best to come before winter EubulusEubu′lus salutethsends theegreetings andto you as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren |
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The Lord be with thyyour spirit Grace be with you |