2 Timothy 1:18.
2 Timothy 1:1-18 (Good News Translation)
1From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, sent to proclaim the
promised life which we have in union with Christ Jesus—
2To Timothy, my dear son:
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace,
mercy, and peace.
3I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as
my ancestors did. I thank him as I remember you always in my prayers night
and day.
4I remember your tears, and I want to see you very much, so
that I may be filled with joy.
5I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that
your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you
have it also.
6For this reason I remind you to keep alive the gift that God
gave you when I laid my hands on you.
7For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid;
instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control.
8Do not be ashamed, then, of witnessing for our Lord; neither
be ashamed of me, a prisoner for Christ's sake. Instead, take your part in
suffering for the Good News, as God gives you the strength for it.
9He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of
what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us
this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
10but now it has been revealed to us through the coming of our
Savior, Christ Jesus. He has ended the power of death and through the
gospel has revealed immortal life.
11God has appointed me as an apostle and teacher to proclaim
the Good News,
12and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I
am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am
sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to
me.
13Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the
example for you to follow, and remain in the faith and love that are ours
in union with Christ Jesus.
14Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep
the good things that have been entrusted to you.
15You know that everyone in the province of Asia, including
Phygelus and Hermogenes, has deserted me.
16May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because
he cheered me up many times. He was not ashamed that I am in prison,
17but as soon as he arrived in Rome, he started looking for me
until he found me.
18May the Lord grant him his mercy on that Day! And you know
very well how much he did for me in Ephesus.
God bless you.
1From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, sent to proclaim the
promised life which we have in union with Christ Jesus—
2To Timothy, my dear son:
May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace,
mercy, and peace.
3I give thanks to God, whom I serve with a clear conscience, as
my ancestors did. I thank him as I remember you always in my prayers night
and day.
4I remember your tears, and I want to see you very much, so
that I may be filled with joy.
5I remember the sincere faith you have, the kind of faith that
your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice also had. I am sure that you
have it also.
6For this reason I remind you to keep alive the gift that God
gave you when I laid my hands on you.
7For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid;
instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control.
8Do not be ashamed, then, of witnessing for our Lord; neither
be ashamed of me, a prisoner for Christ's sake. Instead, take your part in
suffering for the Good News, as God gives you the strength for it.
9He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of
what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us
this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
10but now it has been revealed to us through the coming of our
Savior, Christ Jesus. He has ended the power of death and through the
gospel has revealed immortal life.
11God has appointed me as an apostle and teacher to proclaim
the Good News,
12and it is for this reason that I suffer these things. But I
am still full of confidence, because I know whom I have trusted, and I am
sure that he is able to keep safe until that Day what he has entrusted to
me.
13Hold firmly to the true words that I taught you, as the
example for you to follow, and remain in the faith and love that are ours
in union with Christ Jesus.
14Through the power of the Holy Spirit, who lives in us, keep
the good things that have been entrusted to you.
15You know that everyone in the province of Asia, including
Phygelus and Hermogenes, has deserted me.
16May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because
he cheered me up many times. He was not ashamed that I am in prison,
17but as soon as he arrived in Rome, he started looking for me
until he found me.
18May the Lord grant him his mercy on that Day! And you know
very well how much he did for me in Ephesus.
God bless you.
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