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¹ Paul 03972, an apostle 0652 of Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 by 01223 the will 02307 of God 02316, according to 02596 the promise 01860 of life 02222 which 03588 is in 01722 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424,

² To Timothy 05095, my dearly beloved 027 son 05043: Grace 05485, mercy 01656, and peace 01515, from 0575 God 02316 the Father 03962 and 02532 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424 our 02257 Lord 02962.

³ I thank 02192, 5485 God 02316, whom 03739 I serve 03000 from 0575 my forefathers 04269 with 01722 pure 02513 conscience 04893, that 05613 without ceasing 088 I have 02192 remembrance 03417 of 04012 thee 04675 in 01722 my 03450 prayers 01162 night 03571 and 02532 day 02250;

⁴ Greatly desiring 01971 to see 01492 thee 04571, being mindful 03415 of thy 04675 tears 01144, that 02443 I may be filled 04137 with joy 05479; Greatly…: or, remembering thy tears, I greatly desire to see thee that

⁵ When I call 02983 to remembrance 05280 the sincere 0505 faith 04102 that is in 01722 thee 04671, which 03748 dwelt 01774 first 04412 in 01722 thy 04675 grandmother 03125 Lois 03090, and 02532 thy 04675 mother 03384 Eunice 02131; and 01161 I am persuaded 03982 that 03754 is in 01722 thee 04671 also 02532.

⁶ For 01223 which 03739 cause 0156 I put 0363 thee 04571 in remembrance 0363 that thou stir up 0329 the gift 05486 of God 02316, which 03739 is 02076 in 01722 thee 04671 by 01223 the laying on 01936 of my 03450 hands 05495.

⁷ For 01063 God 02316 hath 01325 not 03756 given 01325 us 02254 the spirit 04151 of fear 01167; but 0235 of power 01411, and 02532 of love 026, and 02532 of a sound mind 04995.

⁸ Be 01870 not 03361 thou 01870 therefore 03767 ashamed 01870 of the testimony 03142 of our 02257 Lord 02962, nor 03366 of me 01691 his 0846 prisoner 01198: but 0235 be thou partaker of the afflictions 04777 of the gospel 02098 according to 02596 the power 01411 of God 02316;

⁹ Who 03588 hath saved 04982 us 02248, and 02532 called 02564 us with an holy 040 calling 02821, not 03756 according to 02596 our 02257 works 02041, but 0235 according to 02596 his own 02398 purpose 04286 and 02532 grace 05485, which 03588 was given 01325 to us 02254 in 01722 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424 before 04253 the world began 05550, 166,

¹⁰ But 01161 has 05319 now 03568 been revealed 05319 by 01223 the appearing 02015 of our 02257 Saviour 04990 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, who 03303 hath abolished 02673 death 02288, and 01161 hath brought 05461 life 02222 and 02532 immortality 0861 to light 05461 through 01223 the gospel 02098:

¹¹ To which 01519, 3739 I 01473 am appointed 05087 a preacher 02783, and 02532 an apostle 0652, and 02532 a teacher 01320 of the Gentiles 01484.

¹² For 01223 which 03739 cause 0156 I 03958 also 02532 suffer 03958 these things 05023: nevertheless 0235 I am 01870 not 03756 ashamed 01870: for 01063 I know 01492 whom 03739 I have believed 04100, and 02532 am persuaded 03982 that 03754 he is 02076 able 01415 to keep 05442 that which I 03450 have committed to him 03866 until 01519 that 01565 day 02250. believed: or, trusted

¹³ Hold fast 02192 the form 05296 of sound 05198 words 03056, which 03739 thou hast heard 0191 from 03844 me 01700, in 01722 faith 04102 and 02532 love 026 which 03588 is in 01722 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424.

¹⁴ That good thing 02570 which was committed to thee 03872 keep 05442 by 01223 the Holy 040 Spirit 04151 who 03588 dwelleth 01774 in 01722 us 02254.

¹⁵ This 05124 thou knowest 01492, that 03754 all 03956 they who are in 01722 Asia 0773 are turned away from 0654 me 03165; of whom 03739 are 02076 Phygellus 05436 and 02532 Hermogenes 02061.

¹⁶ The Lord 02962 give 01325 mercy 01656 to the house 03624 of Onesiphorus 03683; for 03754 he 0404 often 04178 refreshed 0404 me 03165, and 02532 was 01870 not 03756 ashamed 01870 of my 03450 chain 0254:

¹⁷ But 0235, when he was 01096 in 01722 Rome 04516, he sought 02212 me 03165 out 02212 very diligently 04706, and 02532 found 02147 me.

¹⁸ The Lord 02962 grant 01325 to him 0846 that he may find 02147 mercy 01656 from 03844 the Lord 02962 in 01722 that 01565 day 02250: and 02532 in how many things 03745 he ministered to me 01247 at 01722 Ephesus 02181, thou 04771 knowest 01097 very well 0957.

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¹ Thou 04771 therefore 03767, my 03450 son 05043, be strong 01743 in 01722 the grace 05485 that is in 01722 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424.

² And 02532 the things 03739 that thou hast heard 0191 from 03844 me 01700 among 01223 many 04183 witnesses 03144, the same 05023 commit thou 03908 to faithful 04103 men 0444, who 03748 shall be 02071 able 02425 to teach 01321 others 02087 also 02532. among: or, by

³ Thou 04771 therefore 03767 endure hardness 02553, as 05613 a good 02570 soldier 04757 of Jesus 02424 Christ 05547.

⁴ No man 03762 that warreth 04754 entangleth himself 01707 with the affairs 04230 of this life 0979; that 02443 he may please 0700 him who hath chosen him to be a soldier 04758.

⁵ And 01161 if 01437 a man 05100 also 02532 striveth 0118 for masteries, yet is he 04737 not 03756 crowned 04737, except 03362 he striveth 0118 lawfully 03545.

⁶ The farmer 01092 that laboureth 02872 must be 01163 first 04413 partaker 03335 of the fruits 02590. that…: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits

⁷ Consider 03539 what 03739 I say 03004; and 01063 the Lord 02962 give 01325 thee 04671 understanding 04907 in 01722 all things 03956.

⁸ Remember 03421 that Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 of 01537 the seed 04690 of David 01138 was raised 01453 from 01537 the dead 03498 according to 02596 my 03450 gospel 02098:

⁹ In 01722 which 03739 I suffer trouble 02553, as 05613 an evildoer 02557, even to 03360 bonds 01199; but 0235 the word 03056 of God 02316 is 01210 not 03756 bound 01210.

¹⁰ Therefore 01223, 5124 I endure 05278 all things 03956 for the sake of 01223 the elect 01588, that 02443 they 0846 may 05177 also 02532 obtain 05177 the salvation 04991 which 03588 is in 01722 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424 with 03326 eternal 0166 glory 01391.

¹¹ It is a faithful 04103 saying 03056: For 01063 if 01487 we are dead with 04880 him, we shall 04800 also 02532 live with 04800 him:

¹² If 01487 we suffer 05278, we shall 04821 also 02532 reign with 04821 him: if 01487 we deny 0720 him, he also 02548 will deny 0720 us 02248:

¹³ If 01487 we believe not 0569, yet he 01565 abideth 03306 faithful 04103: he cannot 03756, 1410 deny 0720 himself 01438.

¹⁴ Of these things 05023 put them in remembrance 05279, charging 01263 them before 01799 the Lord 02962 that they contend 03054 not 03361 about words 03054 to 01519 no 03762 profit 05539, but to 01909 the subverting 02692 of the hearers 0191.

¹⁵ Study 04704 to show 03936 thyself 04572 approved 01384 to God 02316, a workman 02040 that needeth not to be ashamed 0422, rightly dividing 03718 the word 03056 of truth 0225.

¹⁶ But 01161 shun 04026 profane 0952 and vain babblings 02757: for 01063 they will increase 04298 to 01909 more 04119 ungodliness 0763.

¹⁷ And 02532 their 0846 word 03056 will eat 02192, 3542 as 05613 doth a gangrene 01044: of whom 03739 is 02076 Hymenaeus 05211 and 02532 Philetus 05372; canker: or, gangrene

¹⁸ Who 03748 concerning 04012 the truth 0225 have erred 0795, saying 03004 that the resurrection 0386 is past 01096 already 02235; and 02532 overthrow 0396 the faith 04102 of some 05100.

¹⁹ Nevertheless 03305 the foundation 02310 of God 02316 standeth 02476 firm 04731, having 02192 this 05026 seal 04973, The Lord 02962 knoweth 01097 them that are 05607 his 0846. And 02532, Let 0868 every one 03956 that nameth 03687 the name 03686 of Christ 05547 depart 0868 from 0575 iniquity 093. sure: or, steady

²⁰ But 01161 in 01722 a great 03173 house 03614 there are 02076 not 03756 only 03440 vessels 04632 of gold 05552 and 02532 of silver 0693, but 0235 also 02532 of wood 03585 and 02532 of earth 03749; and 02532 some 03739, 3303 to 01519 honour 05092, and 01161 some 03739 to 01519 dishonour 0819.

²¹ If 01437 a man 05100 therefore 03767 will cleanse 01571 himself 01438 from 0575 these 05130, he shall be 02071 a vessel 04632 to 01519 honour 05092, sanctified 037, and 02532 fit 02173 for the master’s use 01203, and prepared 02090 to 01519 every 03956 good 018 work 02041.

²² Flee 05343 also 01161 youthful 03512 lusts 01939: but 01161 follow 01377 righteousness 01343, faith 04102, charity 026, peace 01515, with 03326 them that call on 01941 the Lord 02962 out of 01537 a pure 02513 heart 02588.

²³ But 01161 foolish 03474 and 02532 unlearned 0521 questions 02214 avoid 03868, knowing 01492 that 03754 they produce 01080 quarrels 03163.

²⁴ And 01161 the servant 01401 of the Lord 02962 must 01163 not 03756 quarrel 03164; but 0235 be 01511 gentle 02261 to 04314 all 03956 men, apt to teach 01317, patient 0420, patient: or, forbearing

²⁵ In 01722 meekness 04236 instructing 03811 those that oppose him 0475; if 03379 God 02316 perhaps 03379 will give 01325 them 0846 repentance 03341 to 01519 the acknowledging 01922 of the truth 0225;

²⁶ And 02532 that they may recover themselves 0366 out of 01537 the snare 03803 of the devil 01228, who are taken captive 02221 by 05259 him 0846 at 01519 his 01565 will 02307. recover…: Gr. awaketaken…: Gr. taken alive

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¹ This 05124 know 01097 also 01161, that 03754 in 01722 the last 02078 days 02250 perilous 05467 times 02540 shall come 01764.

² For 01063 men 0444 shall be 02071 lovers of their own selves 05367, covetous 05366, boasters 0213, proud 05244, blasphemers 0989, disobedient 0545 to parents 01118, unthankful 0884, unholy 0462,

³ Without natural affection 0794, trucebreakers 0786, false accusers 01228, incontinent 0193, fierce 0434, despisers of those that are good 0865, false…: or, one who foments strife

⁴ Traitors 04273, heady 04312, highminded 05187, lovers of pleasures 05369 more 03123 than 02228 lovers of God 05377;

⁵ Having 02192 a form 03446 of godliness 02150, but 01161 denying 0720 its 0846 power 01411: from 02532 such 05128 turn away 0665.

⁶ For 01063 of 01537 this sort 05130 are they 01526 who creep 01744 into 01519 houses 03614, and 02532 lead captive 0162 silly women 01133 laden 04987 with sins 0266, led away 071 with various 04164 lusts 01939,

⁷ Ever 03842 learning 03129, and 02532 never 03368 able 01410 to come 02064 to 01519 the knowledge 01922 of the truth 0225.

⁸ 03739 Now 01161 as 05158 Jannes 02389 and 02532 Jambres 02387 withstood 0436 Moses 03475, so 03779 do 0436 these 03778 also 02532 resist 0436 the truth 0225: men 0444 of corrupt 02704 minds 03563, rejected as 096 concerning 04012 the faith 04102. reprobate: or, of no judgment

⁹ But 0235 they shall proceed 04298 no 03756 further 01909, 4119: for 01063 their 0846 folly 0454 shall be 02071 evident 01552 to all 03956 men, as 05613 theirs 01565 also 02532 was 01096.

¹⁰ But 01161 thou 04771 hast fully known 03877 my 03450 doctrine 01319, manner of life 072, purpose 04286, faith 04102, longsuffering 03115, charity 026, patience 05281, fully…: or, been a diligent follower of

¹¹ Persecutions 01375, afflictions 03804, which 03634 came 01096 to me 03427 at 01722 Antioch 0490, at 01722 Iconium 02430, at 01722 Lystra 03082; what 03634 persecutions 01375 I endured 05297: but 02532 out of 01537 them all 03956 the Lord 02962 delivered 04506 me 03165.

¹² And 02532, all 03956 indeed 01161 that will 02309 live 02198 godly 02153 in 01722 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424 shall suffer persecution 01377.

¹³ But 01161 evil 04190 men 0444 and 02532 seducers 01114 shall become 04298 worse and worse 01909, 5501, deceiving 04105, and 02532 being deceived 04105.

¹⁴ But 01161 continue 03306 thou 04771 in 01722 the things which 03739 thou hast learned 03129 and 02532 hast been assured of 04104, knowing 01492 from 03844 whom 05101 thou hast learned 03129 them;

¹⁵ And 02532 that 03754 from 0575 a child 01025 thou hast known 01492 the holy 02413 scriptures 01121, which 03588 are able 01410 to make 04679 thee 04571 wise 04679 to 01519 salvation 04991 through 01223 faith 04102 which 03588 is in 01722 Christ 05547 Jesus 02424.

¹⁶ All 03956 scripture 01124 is given by inspiration of God 02315, and 02532 is profitable 05624 for 04314 doctrine 01319, for 04314 reproof 01650, for 04314 correction 01882, for 04314 instruction 03809 in 01722 righteousness 01343:

¹⁷ That 02443 the man 0444 of God 02316 may be 05600 perfect 0739, thoroughly furnished 01822 to 04314 all 03956 good 018 works 02041. throughly…: or, perfected

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¹ I 01473 charge 01263 thee therefore 03767 before 01799 God 02316, and 02532 the Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547, who 03588 shall 03195 judge 02919 the living 02198 and 02532 the dead 03498 at 02596 his 0846 appearing 02015 and 02532 his 0846 kingdom 0932;

² Preach 02784 the word 03056; be diligent 02186 in season 02122, out of season 0171; reprove 01651, rebuke 02008, exhort 03870 with 01722 all 03956 longsuffering 03115 and 02532 doctrine 01322.

³ For 01063 the time 02540 will come 02071 when 03753 they will 0430 not 03756 endure 0430 sound 05198 doctrine 01319; but 0235 after 02596 their own 02398 lusts 01939 shall they heap up 02002 to themselves 01438 teachers 01320, having itching 02833 ears 0189;

⁴ And 02532 they shall turn away 03303, 654 their ears 0189 from 0575 the truth 0225, and 01161 shall be turned 01624 to 01909 fables 03454.

⁵ But 01161 watch 03525 thou 04771 in 01722 all things 03956, endure afflictions 02553, do 04160 the work 02041 of an evangelist 02099, make full proof 04135 of thy 04675 ministry 01248. make…: or, fulfil

⁶ For 01063 I 01473 am 04689 now 02235 ready to be offered 04689, and 02532 the time 02540 of my 01699 departure 0359 is at hand 02186.

⁷ I have fought 075 a good 02570 fight 073, I have finished 05055 my course 01408, I have kept 05083 the faith 04102:

⁸ Henceforth 03063 there is laid up 0606 for me 03427 a crown 04735 of righteousness 01343, which 03739 the Lord 02962, the righteous 01342 judge 02923, shall give 0591 me 03427 at 01722 that 01565 day 02250: and 01161 not 03756 to me 01698 only 03440, but 0235 to all them 03956 also 02532 that love 025 his 0846 appearing 02015.

⁹ Do thy diligence 04704 to come 02064 shortly 05030 to 04314 me 03165:

¹⁰ For 01063 Demas 01214 hath forsaken 01459 me 03165, having loved 025 this present 03568 world 0165, and 02532 hath departed 04198 to 01519 Thessalonica 02332; Crescens 02913 to 01519 Galatia 01053, Titus 05103 to 01519 Dalmatia 01149.

¹¹ Luke 03065 only 03441 is 02076 with 03326 me 01700. Take 0353 Mark 03138, and bring him 071 with 03326 thee 04572: for 01063 he is 02076 profitable 02173 to me 03427 for 01519 the ministry 01248.

¹² And 01161 Tychicus 05190 have I sent 0649 to 01519 Ephesus 02181.

¹³ The cloke 05341 that 03739 I left 0620 at 01722 Troas 05174 with 03844 Carpus 02591, when thou comest 02064, bring 05342 with thee, and 02532 the books 0975, but especially 03122 the parchments 03200.

¹⁴ Alexander 0223 the coppersmith 05471 did 01731 me 03427 much 04183 evil 02556: the Lord 02962 reward 0591 him 0846 according to 02596 his 0846 works 02041:

¹⁵ Of whom 03739 beware 05442 thou 04771 also 02532; for 01063 he hath 0436 greatly 03029 withstood 0436 our 02251 words 03056. our words: or, our preachings

¹⁶ At 01722 my 03450 first 04413 defence 0627 no man 03762 stood 04836 with me 03427, but 0235 all 03956 men forsook 01459 me 03165: I pray God that it may 03049 not 03361 be laid 03049 to their charge 0846.

¹⁷ However 01161 the Lord 02962 stood 03936 with me 03427, and 02532 strengthened 01743 me 03165; that 02443 by 01223 me 01700 the preaching 02782 might be fully known 04135, and 02532 that all 03956 the Gentiles 01484 might hear 0191: and 02532 I was delivered 04506 out of 01537 the mouth 04750 of the lion 03023.

¹⁸ And 02532 the Lord 02962 shall deliver 04506 me 03165 from 0575 every 03956 evil 04190 work 02041, and 02532 will preserve 04982 me to 01519 his 0846 heavenly 02032 kingdom 0932: to whom 03739 be glory 01391 for 01519 ever 0165 and ever 0165. Amen 0281.

¹⁹ Greet 0782 Prisca 04251 and 02532 Aquila 0207, and 02532 the household 03624 of Onesiphorus 03683.

²⁰ Erastus 02037 abode 03306 at 01722 Corinth 02882: but 01161 Trophimus 05161 I have left 0620 at 01722 Miletum 03399 sick 0770.

²¹ Do thy diligence 04704 to come 02064 before 04253 winter 05494. Eubulus 02103 greeteth 0782 thee 04571, and 02532 Pudens 04227, and 02532 Linus 03044, and 02532 Claudia 02803, and 02532 all 03956 the brethren 080.

²² The Lord 02962 Jesus 02424 Christ 05547 be with 03326 thy 04675 spirit 04151. Grace 05485 be with 03326 you 05216. Amen 0281. The second 01208 [epistle] to 04314 Timothy 05095, ordained 05500 the first 04413 bishop 01985 of the church 01577 of the Ephesians 02180, was written 01125 from 0575 Rome 04516, when 03753 Paul 03972 was brought before 03936 Nero 03505, 2541 the second 01537, 1208 time 02540.