¹² “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. ¹³ When ^(A)the Spirit of truth comes, ^(B)he will ^(C)guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but ^(D)whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

⁵ I am reminded of ^(A)your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and ^(B)your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well. ⁶ For this reason I remind you ^(C)to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, ⁷ for God gave us ^(D)a spirit not of fear but ^(E)of power and love and self-control.

^12 (A)which is why I suffer as I do. But ^(B)I am not ashamed, for ^(C)I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until ^(D)that day ^(E)what has been entrusted to me.^{[a] 13 (F)}Follow ^(G)the pattern of ^(H)the sound^[b] words ^(I)that you have heard from me, in ^(J)the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴ By the Holy Spirit ^(K)who dwells within us, guard ^(L)the good deposit entrusted to you.