2 Timothy 1
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Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the
will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ
Jesus,
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To Timothy, Acts 16.1 my dearly beloved son:
Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Be Not
Ashamed |
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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;
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greatly desiring to see thee, being
mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
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when I call to remembrance the unfeigned
faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois,
and thy mother Acts 16.1 Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
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Wherefore I put thee in remembrance, that
thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of
my hands.
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For God hath not given us the spirit of
fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
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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 gospel according to the power of
God;
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who hath 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 us in Christ Jesus before
the world began;
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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:
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whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and
an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. 1 Tim. 2.7
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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.
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Hold fast the form of sound words, which
thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ
Jesus.
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That good thing which was committed unto
thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
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This thou knowest, that all they which
are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygel'lus and
Hermog'enes.
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The Lord give mercy unto the house of
Onesiph'orus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my
chain:
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but, when he was in Rome, he sought me
out very diligently, and found me.
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The Lord grant unto him that he may find
mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered
unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
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