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Scriptural Text [& Editorial]
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Commentary & Explanation
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Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
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CHAPTER 1
Christ brings immortality and eternal life through the gospel—Be
strong in the faith.
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1 PAUL, an apostle of
Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the apromise
of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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3 I thank God, whom I serve from my
forefathers with pure aconscience, that without ceasing I
have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned
faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy
mother aEunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
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6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou
astir up the bgift of God, which is in
thee by the putting on of my chands.
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of
afear; but of bpower, and of
clove, and of a sound mind.
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8 Be not thou therefore
aashamed of the btestimony of our Lord,
nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God;
9 Who hath saved us, and called
usa with an holy
acalling, not according to our works, but according to his
own purpose and bgrace, which was given us in Christ Jesus
before the world begana,
10 But is now made amanifest
by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished
bdeath, and hath brought clife and
dimmortality to light through the gospel:
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9a called us . . . before the
world began That we did live before in the premortal life and
world is assured, as we were so appointed, ordained and called to various
positions of forth coming performances in mortality 'before the world began'.
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11 Whereunto I am aappointed
a preacher, and an bapostle, and a teacher of the
Gentiles.
12 For the which cause I also suffer these
things: nevertheless I am not aashamed: 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.
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13 Hold fast the aform of
bsound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and
love which is in Christ Jesus.
14 That good thing which was committed unto
thee keep by the Holy Ghost which adwelleth in us.
15 This thou knowest, that all they which are
in Asia be aturned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and
Hermogenes.
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16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of
Onesiphorus; for he oft arefreshed me, and was not ashamed
of my chain:
17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find
amercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he
ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
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