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To Titus, my true child[a] in the faith we share:

Grace[b] and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.(A)

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  1. 1.4 Gk legitimate child
  2. 1.4 Other ancient authorities read Grace, mercy,

To Titus,(A) my true son(B) in our common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.(C)

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To Timothy, my beloved child:

Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

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To Timothy,(A) my dear son:(B)

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(C)

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Occasion of the Letter

Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once and for all handed on to the saints.(A)

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The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People

Dear friends,(A) although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share,(B) I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend(C) for the faith(D) that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.(E)

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11 For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly provided for you.

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11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(A) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(B)

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Salutation

Simeon[a] Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,

To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

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  1. 1.1 Other ancient authorities read Simon

Simon Peter, a servant(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,(B)

To those who through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:

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13 but my mind could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said farewell to them and went on to Macedonia.

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13 I still had no peace of mind,(A) because I did not find my brother Titus(B) there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.(C)

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23 As for Titus, he is my partner and coworker in your service; as for our brothers, they are messengers[a] of the churches, the glory of Christ.(A)

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  1. 8.23 Gk apostles

23 As for Titus,(A) he is my partner(B) and co-worker(C) among you; as for our brothers,(D) they are representatives of the churches and an honor to Christ.

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12 or rather so that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.

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12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.

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42 They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.”(A)

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42 They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”(A)

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14 And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

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14 This is the confidence(A) we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.(B)

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18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.[a]

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  1. 3.18 Other ancient authorities lack Amen

18 But grow in the grace(A) and knowledge(B) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(C) To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(D)

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that you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken through your apostles.

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I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets(A) and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.(B)

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20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the[a] Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overpowered, the last state has become worse for them than the first.(A)

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  1. 2.20 Other ancient authorities read our

20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(A) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(B) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(C)

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