1. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
2. To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of you in my prayers night and day;
4. Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5. When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice; and I am persuaded in you also.
6. Therefore I remind you that you stir up the gift of God, which is in you by the laying on of my hands.
7. For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.