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2 Timothy 1:9 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal, "
2 Timothy 1:9
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7 For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
8 Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,
9 who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
10 but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
11 For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
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2 Timothy 1:1
"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, according to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus,"
2 Timothy 1:2
"to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord."
2 Timothy 1:3
"I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day"
2 Timothy 1:4
"longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;"
2 Timothy 1:5
"having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also."
2 Timothy 1:6
"For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands."
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