2 Timothy 3:10-12

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Timothy must copy Paul's example

¹⁰ But you, Timothy, have heard my message and you know it well. You also know the way in which I have lived. You know my purpose in life. You know how I trust God. You know how patient I have been. You know my love for God and for other people. You know that I have been strong during troubles. ¹¹ You also know what happened to me in the cities called Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. People caused me to have a lot of trouble and pain in those places. But I was patient and brave in those bad troubles! And the Lord kept me safe in all those dangerous times.^[a]

¹² It is not only me. Every Christian who wants to live in a way that pleases God will have trouble from other people.