2 Timothy 1–2

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ ^aby the will of God, according to ^bthe promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, ^2cto Timothy, ^dmy dearly beloved son: ^cGrace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

^3eI thank God, ^fwhom I serve ^gfrom my forefathers with ^hpure conscience, that ⁱwithout ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers ^knight and day; ^4lgreatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of ^mthy tears, that I may be filled with joy; ⁵when I call to ⁿremembrance ^othe unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and ^pthy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also. ⁶Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou ^qstir up ^rthe gift of God, ^swhich is in thee ^tby the putting on of my hands. ⁷For God hath not given us ^uthe spirit of fear; but ^vof power, and of love, and ^wof a sound mind. ^8xBe not thou therefore ashamed of ^ythe testimony of our Lord, nor of me ^zhis prisoner: but ^abe thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; ^9bwho hath saved us, and ^ccalled us with ^da holy calling, ^enot according to our works, but ^faccording to his own purpose and ^ggrace, which was given us in Christ Jesus ^hbefore the world began, ¹⁰but ⁱis now made manifest by ^jthe appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, ^kwho hath ^labolished death, and hath brought life and ^mimmortality to light through the gospel: ¹¹ⁿwhereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. ^12oFor the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless ^pI am not ashamed: ^qfor I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep ^rthat which I have committed unto him against ^sthat day. ^13tHold fast ^uthe form of ^vsound words, ^wwhich thou hast heard of me, in ^xfaith and ^xlove which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴That good ^rthing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost ^ywhich dwelleth in us. ¹⁵This thou knowest, that ^zall they which are in Asia ^abe turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. ^16bThe Lord give mercy unto ^cthe house of Onesiphorus; for he oft ^drefreshed me, and ^ewas not ashamed of ^fmy chain: ¹⁷but, when he was in Rome, ^ghe sought me out ^hvery diligently, and found me. ^18bThe Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in ⁱthat day: and in how many things he ^kministered unto me at ^lEphesus, thou knowest ^mvery well.

II.Thou therefore, ^amy son, ^bbe strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. ²And the things ^cthat thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same ^decommit thou to ^ffaithful men, who shall be ^gable to teach others also. ³Thou therefore ^hendure hardness, as ⁱa good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴No ^jman that warreth ^kentangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. ⁵And ^lif a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not ^llcrowned, except he strive lawfully. ^6mThe husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. ⁷Consider what I say; and ^mmthe Lord give thee understanding in all things. ⁸Remember that Jesus Christ ⁿof the seed of David ⁿⁿwas raised from the dead ^oaccording to my gospel: ^9pwherein ^hI suffer trouble, as an evil doer, ^qeven unto bonds; but ^rthe word of God is not bound. ¹⁰Therefore I endure all things ^sfor ^tthe elects’ sakes, that they may also obtain ^uthe salvation which is in Christ Jesus with ^veternal glory. ^11wIt is a faithful saying: For if ^xwe be dead with him, we shall also live with him: ^12yif we suffer, we shall also ^zreign with him: ^aif we deny him, he also will deny us: ^13bif we believe not, yet ^che abideth faithful: ^dhe cannot deny himself.

¹⁴Of these things ^eput them in remembrance, ^fcharging them before the Lord that they ^gstrive not about words ^hto no profit, but to the ⁱsubverting of the hearers. ¹⁵Study to shew thyself ^japproved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ¹⁶But ^kshun ^lprofane and vain babblings: for they will ^mincrease unto more ungodliness. ¹⁷And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is ⁿHymeneus and Philetus; ¹⁸who concerning the truth ^ohave erred, ^psaying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some. ¹⁹Nevertheless ^qthe foundation of God standeth sure, ^qqhaving this seal, ^rThe Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ ^sdepart from iniquity. ²⁰But ^tin a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and ^uof earth; and ^vsome to honour, and some to dishonour. ²¹If ^wa man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a ^xvessel unto honour, sanctified, and ^xmeet for the master’s use, and ^yprepared unto every ^zgood work. ^22aFlee also ^byouthful lusts: but ^afollow righteousness, ^afaith, ^acharity, ^cpeace, with ^dthem that call on the Lord ^eout of a pure heart. ²³But foolish and unlearned ^fquestions ^gavoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. ²⁴And ^hthe servant of the Lord must not strive; but be ⁱgentle unto all men, ^kapt to teach, ^lpatient, ^25min meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; ⁿif God peradventure will give them repentance ^oto the acknowledging of the truth; ²⁶and that they may recover themselves out ^pof the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

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