Book 55 2 Timothy
001:001 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God,
for proclaiming the promise of the Life which is in Christ Jesus:
001:002 To Timothy my dearly-loved child. May grace, mercy and peace
be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
001:003 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience--as my
forefathers did--that night and day I unceasingly remember
you in my prayers,
001:004 being always mindful of your tears, and longing to see you
that I may be filled with joy.
001:005 For I recall the sincere faith which is in your heart--
a faith which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and then
in your mother Eunice, and, I am fully convinced, now dwells
in you also.
001:006 For this reason let me remind you to rekindle God's gift
which is yours through the laying on of my hands.
001:007 For the Spirit which God has given us is not a spirit of cowardice,
but one of power and of love and of sound judgement.
001:008 Do not be ashamed then to bear witness for our Lord and for me
His prisoner; but rather share suffering with me in the service
of the Good News, strengthened by the power of God.
001:009 For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance
with our desserts, but in accordance with His own purpose
and the free grace which He bestowed on us in Christ Jesus
before the commencement of the Ages,
001:010 but which has now been plainly revealed through the Appearing
of our Saviour, Christ Jesus. He has put an end to death and has
brought Life and Immortality to light through the Good News,
001:011 of which I have been appointed a preacher, Apostle and teacher,
to the Gentiles.