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Book 55 2 Timothy
55:001:001 Paul, an apostle of
Jesus Christ by the will of God, according
to the promise of life
which is in Christ Jesus,
55:001:002 To Timothy, my dearly
beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace,
from God the Father and
Christ Jesus our Lord.
55:001:003 I thank God, whom I
serve from my forefathers with pure
conscience, that
without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in
my prayers night and
day;
55:001:004 Greatly desiring to see
thee, being mindful of thy tears, that
I may be filled with
joy;
55:001:005 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.
55:001:006 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.
55:001:007 For God hath not given
us the spirit of fear; but of power,
and of love, and of a
sound mind.
55:001:008 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;
55:001:009 Who hath saved us, and
called 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,
55:001:010 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:
55:001:011 Whereunto I am
appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a
teacher of the
Gentiles.
55:001:012 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.
55:001:013 Hold fast the form of
sound words, which thou hast heard of
me, in faith and love
which is in Christ Jesus.
55:001:014 That good thing which
was committed unto thee keep by the Holy
Ghost which dwelleth in
us.
55:001:015 This thou knowest, that
all they which are in Asia be turned
away from me; of whom
are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
55:001:016 The Lord give mercy
unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft
refreshed me, and was
not ashamed of my chain:
55:001:017 But, when he was in
Rome, he sought me out very diligently,
and found me.
55:001:018 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.
55:002:001 Thou therefore, my son,
be strong in the grace that is in
Christ Jesus.
55:002:002 And the things that
thou hast heard of me among many
witnesses, the same
commit thou to faithful men, who shall be
able to teach others
also.
55:002:003 Thou therefore endure
hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus
Christ.
55:002:004 No man that warreth
entangleth himself with the affairs of
this life; that he may
please him who hath chosen him to be a
soldier.
55:002:005 And if a man also
strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned,
except he strive
lawfully.
55:002:006 The husbandman that
laboureth must be first partaker of the
fruits.
55:002:007 Consider what I say;
and the Lord give thee understanding in
all things.
55:002:008 Remember that Jesus
Christ of the seed of David was raised
from the dead according
to my gospel:
55:002:009 Wherein I suffer
trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds;
but the word of God is
not bound.
55:002:010 Therefore I endure all
things for the elect's sakes, that they
may also obtain the
salvation which is in Christ Jesus with
eternal glory.
55:002:011 It is a faithful
saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall
also live with him:
55:002:012 If we suffer, we shall
also reign with him: if we deny him, he
also will deny us:
55:002:013 If we believe not, yet
he abideth faithful: he cannot deny
himself.
55:002:014 Of these things put
them in remembrance, charging them before
the Lord that they
strive not about words to no profit, but to
the subverting of the
hearers.
55:002:015 Study to shew thyself
approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be
ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
55:002:016 But shun profane and
vain babblings: for they will increase
unto more ungodliness.
55:002:017 And their word will eat
as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus
and Philetus;
55:002:018 Who concerning the
truth have erred, saying that the
resurrection is past
already; and overthrow the faith of some.
55:002:019 Nevertheless the
foundation of God standeth sure, having this
seal, The Lord knoweth
them that are his. And, Let every one
that nameth the name of
Christ depart from iniquity.
55:002:020 But in a great house
there are not only vessels of gold and of
silver, but also of
wood and of earth; and some to honour, and
some to dishonour.
55:002:021 If a man therefore
purge himself from these, he shall be a
vessel unto honour,
sanctified, and meet for the master's use,
and prepared unto every
good work.
55:002:022 Flee also youthful
lusts: but follow righteousness, faith,
charity, peace, with
them that call on the Lord out of a pure
heart.
55:002:023 But foolish and
unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they
do gender strifes.
55:002:024 And the servant of the
Lord must not strive; but be gentle
unto all men, apt to
teach, patient,
55:002:025 In meekness instructing
those that oppose themselves; if God
peradventure will give
them repentance to the acknowledging of
the truth;
55:002:026 And that they may
recover themselves out of the snare of the
devil, who are taken
captive by him at his will.
55:003:001 This know also, that in
the last days perilous times shall
come.
55:003:002 For men shall be lovers
of their own selves, covetous,
boasters, proud,
blasphemers, disobedient to parents,
unthankful, unholy,
55:003:003 Without natural
affection, trucebreakers, false accusers,
incontinent, fierce,
despisers of those that are good,
55:003:004 Traitors, heady,
highminded, lovers of pleasures more than
lovers of God;
55:003:005 Having a form of
godliness, but denying the power thereof:
from such turn away.
55:003:006 For of this sort are
they which creep into houses, and lead
captive silly women
laden with sins, led away with divers
lusts,
55:003:007 Ever learning, and
never able to come to the knowledge of the
truth.
55:003:008 Now as Jannes and
Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also
resist the truth: men
of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning
the faith.
55:003:009 But they shall proceed
no further: for their folly shall be
manifest unto all men,
as their's also was.
55:003:010 But thou hast fully
known my doctrine, manner of life,
purpose, faith,
longsuffering, charity, patience,
55:003:011 Persecutions,
afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at
Iconium, at Lystra;
what persecutions I endured: but out of
them all the Lord
delivered me.
55:003:012 Yea, and all that will
live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer
persecution.
55:003:013 But evil men and
seducers shall wax worse and worse,
deceiving, and being
deceived.
55:003:014 But continue thou in
the things which thou hast learned and
hast been assured of,
knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
55:003:015 And that from a child
thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make
thee wise unto salvation through faith
which is in Christ
Jesus.
55:003:016 All scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in
righteousness:
55:003:017 That the man of God may
be perfect, throughly furnished unto
all good works.
55:004:001 I charge thee therefore
before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ,
who shall judge the
quick and the dead at his appearing and
his kingdom;
55:004:002 Preach the word; be
instant in season, out of season; reprove,
rebuke, exhort with all
longsuffering and doctrine.
55:004:003 For the time will come
when they will not endure sound
doctrine; but after
their own lusts shall they heap to
themselves teachers,
having itching ears;
55:004:004 And they shall turn
away their ears from the truth, and shall
be turned unto fables.
55:004:005 But watch thou in all
things, endure afflictions, do the work
of an evangelist, make
full proof of thy ministry.
55:004:006 For I am now ready to
be offered, and the time of my departure
is at hand.
55:004:007 I have fought a good
fight, I have finished my course, I have
kept the faith:
55:004:008 Henceforth there is
laid up for me a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord, the
righteous judge, shall give me at that
day: and not to me
only, but unto all them also that love his
appearing.
55:004:009 Do thy diligence to
come shortly unto me:
55:004:010 For Demas hath forsaken
me, having loved this present world,
and is departed unto
Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus
unto Dalmatia.
55:004:011 Only Luke is with me.
Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for
he is profitable to me
for the ministry.
55:004:012 And Tychicus have I
sent to Ephesus.
55:004:013 The cloke that I left
at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest,
bring with thee, and
the books, but especially the parchments.
55:004:014 Alexander the
coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward
him according to his
works:
55:004:015 Of whom be thou ware
also; for he hath greatly withstood our
words.
55:004:016 At my first answer no
man stood with me, but all men forsook
me: I pray God that it
may not be laid to their charge.
55:004:017 Notwithstanding the
Lord stood with me, and strengthened me;
that by me the
preaching might be fully known, and that all
the Gentiles might
hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth
of the lion.
55:004:018 And the Lord shall
deliver me from every evil work, and will
preserve me unto his
heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for
ever and ever. Amen.
55:004:019 Salute Prisca and
Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.
55:004:020 Erastus abode at
Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum
sick.
55:004:021 Do thy diligence to
come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee,
and Pudens, and Linus,
and Claudia, and all the brethren.
55:004:022 The Lord Jesus Christ
be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.
Amen.
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