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I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.

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The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.

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A Good Servant of Christ Jesus

If you explain these things to the brothers and sisters,[a] Timothy, you will be a worthy servant of Christ Jesus, one who is nourished by the message of faith and the good teaching you have followed.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:6 Greek brothers.

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey

16 Paul went first to Derbe and then to Lystra, where there was a young disciple named Timothy. His mother was a Jewish believer, but his father was a Greek.

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Dear friends, even though we are talking this way, we really don’t believe it applies to you. We are confident that you are meant for better things, things that come with salvation.

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15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.

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We prove ourselves by our purity, our understanding, our patience, our kindness, by the Holy Spirit within us,[a] and by our sincere love.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:6 Or by our holiness of spirit.

Paul’s Reason for Writing

14 I am fully convinced, my dear brothers and sisters,[a] that you are full of goodness. You know these things so well you can teach each other all about them.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:14 Greek brothers; also in 15:30.

14 I know and am convinced on the authority of the Lord Jesus that no food, in and of itself, is wrong to eat. But if someone believes it is wrong, then for that person it is wrong.

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38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love.

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Footnotes

  1. 8:38 Greek nor rulers.

16 O Lord, I am your servant;
    yes, I am your servant, born into your household;
    you have freed me from my chains.

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16 Look down and have mercy on me.
    Give your strength to your servant;
    save me, the son of your servant.

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22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters.[a] Love each other deeply with all your heart.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:22a Greek must have brotherly love.
  2. 1:22b Some manuscripts read with a pure heart.

13 All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.

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12 That is why I am suffering here in prison. But I am not ashamed of it, for I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him[a] until the day of his return.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 Or what has been entrusted to me.

In the same way, some think one day is more holy than another day, while others think every day is alike. You should each be fully convinced that whichever day you choose is acceptable.

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21 He was fully convinced that God is able to do whatever he promises.

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26 And King Agrippa knows about these things. I speak boldly, for I am sure these events are all familiar to him, for they were not done in a corner!

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47 As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”

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10 But despite all this, her faithless sister Judah has never sincerely returned to me. She has only pretended to be sorry. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

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15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him;
    they would be doomed forever.

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when my nights were filled with joyful songs.
    I search my soul and ponder the difference now.

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Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!
    Your enemies cringe before your mighty power.

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10 I was thrust into your arms at my birth.
    You have been my God from the moment I was born.

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44 As soon as they hear of me, they submit;
    foreign nations cringe before me.

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