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For I may be absent in body, but I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see how well ordered you are and the strength of your faith in Christ.

At the same time, pray also for us that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains,

I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.

I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand, which is an authenticating mark in every letter; this is how I write.

This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them.

Timothy, my son, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies previously made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the good fight,

For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth; I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and now, I am convinced, is in you also.

and that is why I suffer these things. But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close.

I am sending him back to you—I am sending my very own heart.

Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

Again, I will trust in him. And again, Here I am with the children God gave me.

The appearance was so terrifying that Moses said, I am trembling with fear.

No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God,” since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn’t tempt anyone.

for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.

I think it is right, as long as I am in this bodily tent, to wake you up with a reminder,

For he received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased!”

My little children, I am writing you these things so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ the righteous one.

Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the word you have heard.