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I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

As many as are servants under a yoke, their own masters worthy of all honour let them reckon, that the name of God and the teaching may not be evil spoken of;

if any one be teaching otherwise, and do not consent to sound words--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and to the teaching according to piety,

I charge thee, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who did testify before Pontius Pilate the right profession,

that thou keep the command unspotted, unblameable, till the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ,

which in His own times He shall shew--the blessed and only potentate, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, according to a promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,

to Timotheus, beloved child: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord!

therefore thou mayest not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but do thou suffer evil along with the good news according to the power of God,

who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,

and was made manifest now through the manifestation of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who indeed did abolish death, and did enlighten life and immortality through the good news,

for which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard--to that day.

The pattern hold thou of sound words, which from me thou didst hear, in faith and love that is in Christ Jesus;

may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed,

may the Lord give to him to find kindness from the Lord in that day; and how many things in Ephesus he did minister thou dost very well know.

Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus,

thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that is in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during.

Stedfast is the word: For if we died together--we also shall live together;

if we do endure together--we shall also reign together; if we deny him , he also shall deny us;

if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.

These things remind them of, testifying fully before the Lord--not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, `The Lord hath known those who are His,' and `Let him depart from unrighteousness--every one who is naming the name of Christ.'