<vn='1'><sn="3972">Paul</s>, an <sn="652">apostle</s> of <sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="1223">by</s> the <sn="2307">will</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="2596">according</s> to the <sn="1860">promise</s> of <sn="2222">life</s><sn="3588">which</s> is <sn="1722">in</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s>, </v>
<vn='2'>To <sn="5095">Timothy</s>, my dearly <sn="27">beloved</s><sn="5043">son</s>: <sn="5485">Grace</s>, <sn="1656">mercy</s>, and <sn="1515">peace</s>, <sn="575">from</s><sn="2316">God</s> the <sn="3962">Father</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>I <sn="2192 5485">thank</s><sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="3739">whom</s> I <sn="3000">serve</s><sn="575">from</s> my <sn="4269">forefathers</s><sn="1722">with</s><sn="2513">pure</s><sn="4893">conscience</s>, <sn="5613">that</s> without <sn="88">ceasing</s> I <sn="2192">have</s><sn="3417">remembrance</s><sn="4012">of</s><sn="4675">thee</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3450">my</s><sn="1162">prayers</s><sn="3571">night</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2250">day</s>; </v>
<vn='4'>Greatly <sn="1971">desiring</s> to <sn="1492">see</s><sn="4571">thee</s>, being <sn="3415">mindful</s> of <sn="4675">thy</s><sn="1144">tears</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> I may be <sn="4137">filled</s> with <sn="5479">joy</s>; </v>
<vn='5'>When I <sn="2983">call</s> to <sn="5280">remembrance</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="505">unfeigned</s><sn="4102">faith</s><sn="3588">that</s> is <sn="1722">in</s><sn="4671">thee</s>, <sn="3748">which</s><sn="1774">dwelt</s><sn="4412">first</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="4675">thy</s><sn="3125">grandmother</s><sn="3090">Lois</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="4675">thy</s><sn="3384">mother</s><sn="2131">Eunice</s>; <sn="1161">and</s> I am <sn="3982">persuaded</s><sn="3754">that</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="4671">thee</s><sn="2532">also</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="1223 3739 156">Wherefore</s> I put thee in <sn="363 4671">remembrance</s> that thou stir <sn="329">up</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5486">gift</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>, <sn="3739">which</s><sn="2076">is</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="4671">thee</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="3588">the</s> putting <sn="1936">on</s> of <sn="3450">my</s><sn="5495">hands</s>. </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="2316">God</s> hath <sn="3756">not</s><sn="1325">given</s><sn="2254">us</s> the <sn="4151">spirit</s> of <sn="1167">fear</s>; <sn="235">but</s> of <sn="1411">power</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of <sn="26">love</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> of a sound <sn="4995">mind</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>Be <sn="3361">not</s> thou <sn="3767">therefore</s><sn="1870">ashamed</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="3142">testimony</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2962">Lord</s>, <sn="3366">nor</s> of <sn="1691">me</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="1198">prisoner</s>: <sn="235">but</s> be thou partaker of the <sn="4777">afflictions</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2098">gospel</s><sn="2596">according</s> to the <sn="1411">power</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>; </v>
<vn='9'>Who hath <sn="4982">saved</s><sn="2248">us</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2564">called</s> us with a <sn="40">holy</s><sn="2821">calling</s>, <sn="3756">not</s><sn="2596">according</s> to <sn="2257">our</s><sn="2041">works</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="2596">according</s> to his <sn="2398">own</s><sn="4286">purpose</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="5485">grace</s>, which was <sn="1325">given</s><sn="2254">us</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="4253">before</s> the world <sn="5550 166">began</s>, </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1161">But</s> is <sn="3568">now</s> made <sn="5319">manifest</s><sn="1223">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2015">appearing</s> of <sn="2257">our</s><sn="4990">Savior</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s><sn="5547">Christ</s>, who hath <sn="2673">abolished</s><sn="2288">death</s>, <sn="1161">and</s> hath brought life and immortality to <sn="5461 2222 2532 861">light</s><sn="1223">through</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="2098">gospel</s>: </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1519 3739">Whereunto</s><sn="1473">I</s> am <sn="5087">appointed</s> a <sn="2783">preacher</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> an <sn="652">apostle</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> a <sn="1320">teacher</s> of the <sn="1484">Gentiles</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="1223">For</s> the <sn="3739">which</s><sn="156">cause</s> I <sn="2532">also</s><sn="3958">suffer</s> these <sn="5023">things</s>: <sn="235">nevertheless</s> I am <sn="3756">not</s><sn="1870">ashamed</s>: <sn="1063">for</s> I <sn="1492">know</s><sn="3739">whom</s> I have <sn="4100">believed</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> am <sn="3982">persuaded</s><sn="3754">that</s> he <sn="2076">is</s><sn="1415">able</s> to <sn="5442">keep</s> that which I have committed unto <sn="3866 3450">him</s><sn="1519">against</s><sn="1565">that</s><sn="2250">day</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>Hold <sn="2192">fast</s> the <sn="5296">form</s> of <sn="5198">sound</s><sn="3056">words</s>, <sn="3739">which</s> thou hast <sn="191">heard</s><sn="3844">of</s><sn="1700">me</s>, <sn="1722">in</s><sn="4102">faith</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="26">love</s><sn="3588">which</s> is <sn="1722">in</s><sn="5547">Christ</s><sn="2424">Jesus</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>That good <sn="2570">thing</s> which was committed unto <sn="3872">thee</s><sn="5442">keep</s><sn="1223">by</s> the <sn="40">Holy</s><sn="4151">Ghost</s> which <sn="1774">dwelleth</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="2254">us</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="5124">This</s> thou <sn="1492">knowest</s>, <sn="3754">that</s><sn="3956">all</s> they <sn="3588">which</s> are <sn="1722">in</s><sn="773">Asia</s> be turned away <sn="654">from</s><sn="3165">me</s>; of <sn="3739">whom</s><sn="2076">are</s><sn="5436">Phygellus</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="2061">Hermogenes</s>. </v>
<vn='16'><sn="3588">The</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="1325">give</s><sn="1656">mercy</s> unto <sn="3588">the</s><sn="3624">house</s> of <sn="3683">Onesiphorus</s>; <sn="3754">for</s> he <sn="4178">oft</s><sn="404">refreshed</s><sn="3165">me</s>, <sn="2532">and</s> was <sn="3756">not</s><sn="1870">ashamed</s> of <sn="3450">my</s><sn="254">chain</s>: </v>
<vn='17'><sn="235">But</s>, when he <sn="1096">was</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="4516">Rome</s>, he sought me <sn="2212 3165">out</s> very <sn="4706">diligently</s>, <sn="2532">and</s><sn="2147">found</s> me. </v>
<vn='18'><sn="3588">The</s><sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="1325">grant</s> unto <sn="846">him</s> that he may <sn="2147">find</s><sn="1656">mercy</s><sn="3844">of</s> the <sn="2962">Lord</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="1565">that</s><sn="2250">day</s>: <sn="2532">and</s> in how many <sn="3745">things</s> he ministered <sn="1247">unto</s> me <sn="1722">at</s><sn="2181">Ephesus</s>, <sn="4771">thou</s><sn="1097">knowest</s> very <sn="957">well</s>. </v>