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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power, love, and self-control.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!

Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which is in no way profitable and leads its listeners to ruin.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ in service of the faith of God's elect and of their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,

in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

In His own time, He has revealed His message in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

They profess to know God, but they deny Him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.