2Timothy - Chapter 1 | King James Version (KJV)

  • 1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
  • 2. To Timothy, {cf15I my} dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, {cf15I and} peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
  • 3. I thank God, whom I serve from {cf15I my} forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
  • 4. Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
  • 5. When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
  • 6. 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.
  • 7. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
  • 8. 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;
  • 9. Who hath saved us, and called {cf15I us} with an 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,
  • 10. 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:
  • 11. Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
  • 12. 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.
  • 13. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
  • 14. That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
  • 15. This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
  • 16. The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
  • 17. But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found {cf15I me}.
  • 18. 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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