2 Timothy 1: 1 - 8
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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,
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To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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I thank God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as did my fathers, when I remember you constantly in my prayers.
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As I remember your tears, I long night and day to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
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I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lo'is and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you.
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Hence I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands;
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for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.
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Do not be ashamed then of testifying to our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel in the power of God,
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