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{I}1_{/}From Paul, 
apostle of Christ  Jesus 
by the will of God, for 
the sake of his promise 
of eternal life in Christ 
Jesus, {I}2_{/}to my dear 
son Timothy. 
May grace, mercy and 
peace be with you from 
God the Father and Christ 
Jesus our Lord. 
GOD DID NOT GIVE US A 
SPIRIT OF BASHFULNESS{/}

{I}3_{/}I give thanks to 
God whom I serve with a 
clear conscience the way 
my ancestors did, as I 
remember you constantly, 
day and night, in my 
prayers. {I}4_{/}I recall 
your tears and I long to 
see you that I may be 
filled with joy. I am 
reminded of your sincere 
faith, {I}5_{/}so like 
the faith of your 
grandmother Lois and of 
your mother Eunice, which 
I am sure you have 
inherited.
{I}6_{/}For this reason I 
invite you to fan into a 
flame the gift of God you 
received through the 
laying on of my hands. 
{I}7_{/}For God did not 
confer on us a spirit of 
bashfulness, but of 
strength, love and good 
judgment. {I}8_{/}Do not 
be ashamed of testifying 
to our Lord, nor of 
seeing me in chains. On 
the contrary, do your 
share in laboring for the 
Gospel with the strength 
of God. {I}9_{/}He saved 
us and called us - a 
calling which proceeds 
from his holiness. This 
did not depend on our 
merits, but on his 
generosity and his own 
initiative. This calling 
given to us from all time 
in Christ Jesus 
{I}10_{/}has just been 
manifested with the 
glorious appearance of 
Christ Jesus, our Lord, 
who destroyed death and 
brought life and 
immortality to light in 
his Gospel. {I}11_{/}Of 
this message I was made 
herald, apostle and 
teacher. 
{I}12_{/}For its sake I 
now suffer this trial, 
but I am not ashamed, for 
I know in whom I have 
believed and I am 
convinced that he is 
capable of taking care of 
all I have entrusted to 
him until that day.
{I}13_{/}Follow the 
pattern of the sound 
doctrine which you have 
heard from me, concerning 
faith and love in Christ 
Jesus. {I}14_{/}Keep this 
precious deposit with the 
help of the Holy Spirit 
who lives within us.
{I}15_{/}You know that 
all from the province of 
Asia have deserted me, 
especially Phygelus and 
Hermogenes. {I}16_{/}May 
God bless the household 
of Onesiphoras, for he 
often came to visit me 
and was not ashamed of my 
chains. {I}17_{/}On the 
contrary, on arriving in 
Rome he searched for me 
until he found me. 
{I}18_{/}May the Lord 
grant that he find mercy 
from the Lord on that 
day. You well know all 
the services he rendered 
at Ephesus.
LABOR LIKE A GOOD SOLDIER 
OF CHRIST{/}

{1}2{/}

{I}1_{/}You, my son, be 
strong  with the grace 
you have in Christ Jesus. 
{I}2_{/}Entrust to 
reliable people 
everything you have 
learned from me in the 
presence of many 
witnesses, that they may 
instruct others.
{I}3_{/}Labor like a good 
soldier of Christ Jesus. 
{I}4_{/}No soldier gets 
involved in civilian 
trade; the soldier's aim 
is to please his 
commanding officer. 
{I}5_{/}No athlete is 
crowned unless he 
competes according to the 
rules. {I}6_{/}And again, 
the farmer who tills the 
land is the first to 
enjoy the fruits of the 
harvest.  {I}7_{/}Think 
over what I am telling 
you; the Lord will give 
you understanding in 
everything.
{I}8_{/}Remember Christ 
Jesus, risen from the 
dead, Jesus, son of 
David, as preached in my 
Gospel. {I}9_{/}For this 
Gospel I labor and even 
wear chains like an 
evildoer, but the word of 
God is not chained. 
{I}10_{/}And so I bear 
everything for the sake 
of the chosen people, 
that they, too, may 
obtain the salvation 
given to us in Christ 
Jesus and share eternal 
glory. {I}11_{/}This 
statement is true:
{I}12_{/}If we have died 
with him, we shall also 
live with him;
If we deny him, he will 
also deny us;
{I}13_{/}If we are 
unfaithful, he remains 
faithful for he cannot 
deny himself.
DO NOT FIGHT OVER 
WORDS{/}

{I}14_{/}Remind your 
people of these things 
and urge them in the 
presence of God not to 
fight over words, which 
does no good, but only 
ruins those who listen. 
{I}15_{/}Be for God an 
active and proved 
minister, a blameless 
worker correctly handling 
the word of truth. 
{I}16_{/}Do not take part 
in useless conversations, 
alien to the faith. This 
leads to a greater lack 
of faith. {I}17_{/}Such 
teaching spreads like 
gangrene: I am thinking 
of Hymeneus and Philetus. 
{I}18_{/}They strayed 
from the truth, holding 
that resurrection has 
already taken place; and 
with this they upset the 
faith of some. 
{I}19_{/}But the solid 
foundations laid by God 
are not shaken; on them 
it is written: The Lord 
knows those who are his, 
and: Let him who 
confesses the name of the 
Lord turn away from evil.
{I}20_{/}In a large house 
we find not only vessels 
of gold and silver, but 
also of wood and clay. 
Some are reserved for 
special uses, others, for 
ordinary ones. 
{I}21_{/}All who clean 
themselves of what I 
speak of, will become a 
noble vessel, useful to 
the Lord, prepared for 
any holy purpose.
{I}22_{/}So shun the 
passions of youth and 
seek righteousness, 
faith, love and peace, 
together with those who 
call upon the Lord with a 
pure heart. 
{I}23_{/}Avoid stupid and 
senseless discussions, 
since such are the cause 
of misunderstanding. 
{I}24_{/}God's servant 
must not be quarrelsome, 
but kind to all, always 
teaching and patient with 
those who do not 
understand, 
{I}25_{/}gently correct 
opponents; perhaps God 
may grant them to repent 
and discover the truth, 
{I}26_{/}withdrawing them 
from the snare of the 
devil who held them 
captive to his own will.
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{I}1_{/}Be quite sure 
that there  will be 
difficult times in the 
last days. {I}2_{/}People 
will become selfish, 
lovers of money, 
boastful, conceited, 
gossips, disobedient to 
their parents, 
ungrateful, unholy. 
{I}3_{/}They will be 
unable to love and to 
forgive; they will be 
slanderers, without self-
control, cruel, enemies 
of good, 
{I}4_{/}traitors, 
shameless, full of pride, 
more in love with 
pleasure than with God. 
{I}5_{/}They will keep 
the appearance of piety, 
while rejecting its 
demands. Keep away from 
such people.
{I}6_{/}Of the same kind 
are those who enter 
houses and captivate weak 
women, full of sins, 
swayed by all kinds of 
passion, {I}7_{/}who are 
always learning but never 
grasping knowledge of the 
truth. {I}8_{/}These 
people of corrupt mind 
and false faith oppose 
the truth just as Jannes 
and Jambres opposed 
Moses. {I}9_{/}Yet they 
may not go very far, for 
their folly will be clear 
to all, as in the case of 
those two.
{I}10_{/}You, instead, 
have closely followed my 
teaching, my way of life, 
my projects, faith, 
patience, love, 
endurance, 
{I}11_{/}persecutions and 
sufferings. You know what 
happened to me at 
Antioch, Iconium and 
Lystra. How many trials I 
had to bear! Yet the Lord 
rescued me from them all. 
{I}12_{/}All who want to 
serve God in Christ Jesus 
will be persecuted, 
{I}13_{/}while evil 
persons and impostors 
will go from bad to 
worse, deceiving and 
being deceived. 
{I}14_{/}As for you, 
continue with what you 
have learned and what has 
been entrusted to you, 
knowing from whom you 
received it. 
{I}15_{/}Besides, you 
have known the Scriptures 
from childhood; they will 
give you the wisdom that 
leads to salvation 
through faith in Christ 
Jesus. {I}16_{/}All 
Scripture is inspired by 
God and is useful for 
teaching, refuting error, 
for correcting and 
training in Christian 
life. {I}17_{/}Through 
Scripture the man of God 
is made expert and 
thoroughly equipped for 
every good work.
PREACH THE WORD{/}

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{I}1_{/}In the presence 
of God  and Christ Jesus, 
who is to judge the 
living and the dead, and 
by the hope I have of his 
coming and his kingdom, I 
urge you {I}2_{/}to 
preach the Word, in 
season and out of season, 
reproving, rebuking or 
advising, always with 
patience and providing 
instruction. {I}3_{/}For 
the time is coming when 
people will no longer 
endure sound doctrine but 
will be so eager to hear 
what is new, that they 
will never have enough 
teachers after their own 
liking. {I}4_{/}And they 
will abandon the truth to 
hear fables. {I}5_{/}So 
be prudent, do not mind 
your labor, give yourself 
to your work as an 
evangelist, fulfill your 
ministry.
{I}6_{/}As for me the 
time of sacrifice has 
arrived, and the moment 
of my departure has come. 
{I}7_{/}I have fought the 
good fight, I have 
finished the race, I have 
kept the faith. 
{I}8_{/}Now there is laid 
up for me the crown of 
righteousness with which 
the Lord, the just judge, 
will reward me on that 
day; and not only me, but 
all those who have longed 
for his glorious coming.
FINAL GREETINGS{/}

{I}9_{/}Do your best to 
come to me quickly. 
{I}10_{/}You must know 
that Demas has deserted 
me for the love of this 
world: he returned to 
Thessalonica. Crescens 
has gone to Galatia and 
Titus to Dalmatia. 
{I}11_{/}Only Luke 
remains with me. Get Mark 
and bring him with you, 
for he is a useful helper 
in my work. {I}12_{/}I 
sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
{I}13_{/}Bring with you 
the cloak I left at 
Troas, in Carpos' house 
and also the scrolls, 
especially the 
parchments. 
{I}14_{/}Alexander the 
metalworker has caused me 
great harm. The Lord will 
repay him for what he has 
done. {I}15_{/}Distrust 
him for he has been very 
much opposed to our 
preaching.
{I}16_{/}At my first 
hearing in court no one 
supported me; all 
deserted me. May the Lord 
not hold it against them. 
{I}17_{/}But the Lord was 
at my side, giving me 
strength to proclaim the 
Word fully, and let all 
the pagans hear it. So I 
was rescued from the 
lion's mouth. 
{I}18_{/}The Lord will 
save me from all evil, 
bringing me to his 
heavenly kingdom. Glory 
to him for ever and ever. 
Amen!
{I}19_{/}Greetings to 
Prisca and Aquila and to 
the family of 
Onesiphorus. 
{I}20_{/}Erastus remained 
in Corinth. I left 
Trophimus sick in 
Miletus.
{I}21_{/}Try to come here 
before the winter. 
Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, 
Claudia and all the 
brothers and sisters send 
you greetings. 
{I}22_{/}The Lord be with 
your spirit.
May grace be with you 
all.

