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2 Timothy 1:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 Timothy 1:2-4
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 To Timothy, my beloved child:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Thanksgiving and Encouragement
3 I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
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2 Timothy 1:2-4
New International Version
2 Timothy 1:2-4
New International Version
2 To Timothy,(A) my dear son:(B)
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(C)
Thanksgiving
3 I thank God,(D) whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience,(E) as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.(F) 4 Recalling your tears,(G) I long to see you,(H) so that I may be filled with joy.
2 Timothy 1:2-4
King James Version
2 Timothy 1:2-4
King James Version
2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, 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;
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2 Timothy 1:2-4
New King James Version
2 Timothy 1:2-4
New King James Version
2 To Timothy, a (A)beloved son:
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Timothy’s Faith and Heritage
3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my (B)forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day, 4 greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy,
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2 Timothy 1:2-4
English Standard Version
2 Timothy 1:2-4
English Standard Version
2 To Timothy, (A)my beloved child:
(B)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
Guard the Deposit Entrusted to You
3 (C)I thank God (D)whom I serve, as did my ancestors, (E)with a clear conscience, as I remember you (F)constantly in my prayers night and day. 4 (G)As I remember your tears, (H)I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.
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