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Thanksgiving
I thank God, whom I serve, as my ancestors did, with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my prayers.
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For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
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He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,
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Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.
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They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
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A Final Charge to Timothy
You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
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persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
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All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
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In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:
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But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
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Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
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But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.
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Do your best to get here before winter. Eubulus greets you, and so do Pudens, Linus, Claudia and all the brothers and sisters.
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The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you all.
