2 Timothy
2 Timothy 1
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2 Timothy 1 — Scripture text (King James Version)
, an apostle of by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in , To , my dearly beloved son: , , and peace, from God the Father and our Lord. I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; When I call to remembrance the unfeigned that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother , and thy mother ; and I am persuaded that in thee also. Wherefore I thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting of my hands. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and , which was given us in before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our , who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the : Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the . For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in and love which is in . That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy which dwelleth in us. This thou knowest, that all they which are in be turned away from me; of whom are and . The Lord give unto the house of ; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain: But, when he was in , he sought me out very diligently, and found me. The Lord grant unto him that he may find of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at , thou knowest very .