2 Timothy 3:10-17

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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. ¹³ Bad people like that will become even worse. Some of them will teach a false message and people will believe their lies. Those false teachers even believe their own lies!

It is important for us to know the Bible

¹⁴ But you must continue to believe the things that you have learned. You know that those things are true. You know the teachers who taught you those things. ¹⁵ Even when you were a child, you already knew the message of the Bible. The Bible has taught you how you can be truly wise. You understand that God saves you because you believe in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ Everything that is written in the Bible comes from God's Spirit. It helps us in many ways. The Bible teaches us what is true. It warns us when we are doing wrong things. It shows us what is right. It teaches us how to live good lives.^{[b] 17} As a result, people who want to serve God can know how to live properly. They will be people who are ready to do all kinds of good things.