Paul's Second Letter to Timothy

[1:1] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus, [1:2] to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

[1:3] I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day [1:4] longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy; [1:5] having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

[1:6] For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands. [1:7] For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. [1:8] Therefore don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God, [1:9] who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal, [1:10] but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News. [1:11] For this, I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. [1:12] For this cause I also suffer these things.