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Paul came also to ^(a)Derbe and to ^(b)Lystra. And a disciple was there, named ^(c)Timothy, the son of a ^(d)Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek,

I do not write these things to ^(y)shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved ^(z)children.

For if you were to have countless ^(aa)tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in ^(ab)Christ Jesus I ^(ac)became your father through the ^(ad)gospel.

Therefore I exhort you, be ^(ae)imitators of me.

For this reason I ^(af)have sent to you ^(ag)Timothy, who is my ^(ah)beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, ^(ai)just as I teach everywhere in every church.