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\par }\ChapOne{CHAPTER 1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Paul,
{\ADD{[the]}} apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, by the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,


\par }{\PP \VS{2}to Timothy, his most dearworthy son, grace, mercy, and peace of God the Father, and of Jesus Christ, our Lord.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}I do thankings to my God, to whom I serve from my progenitors
{\ADD{[or my ancestors]}}, in clean conscience, that without ceasing I have mind of thee in my prayers, night and day,


\par }{\PP \VS{4}desiring to see thee; having mind of thy tears,
{\ADD{[or mindful of thy tears]}}, that I be
{\ADD{[ful]}} filled with joy.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}And I bethink of that faith, that is in thee not feigned, which also dwelled first in thine aunt Lois, and in thy mother Eunice. And I am certain, that also in thee.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}For which cause I admonish thee, that thou raise again the grace of God, that is in thee by the setting on
{\ADD{[or the on-putting]}} of mine hands.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}For why God gave not to us the spirit of dread, but of virtue, and of love, and of soberness.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Therefore do not thou shame the witnessing of our Lord Jesus Christ, neither me, his prisoner; but travail thou together in the gospel by the virtue of God;


\par }{\PP \VS{9}that delivered us, and called with his holy calling, not after our works, but by his purpose and grace, that is given
{\ADD{[to us]}} in Christ Jesus before worldly times;


\par }{\PP \VS{10}but now it is open by the lightening of our Saviour Jesus Christ, which destroyed death, and lightened life and uncorruption by the gospel.


\par }{\PP \VS{11}In which I am set a preacher and apostle, and master of heathen men.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}For which cause also I suffer these things; but I am not confound-ed. For I know to whom I have believed, and I am certain that he is mighty to keep that is taken to my keeping, into that day.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}Have thou the form of whole-some words, which thou heardest of me in faith and love in Christ Jesus.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Keep thou the good
{\ADD{[deposit, or thing]}}, taken to thy keeping by the Holy Ghost, that dwelleth in us.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Thou knowest this, that all that be in Asia be turned away from me, of which is Phygellus and Hermogenes.


\par }{\PP \VS{16}The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for oft he refreshed me, and shamed not my chain.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}But when he came to Rome, he sought me busily, and found
{\ADD{[me]}}.


\par }{\PP \VS{18}The Lord give to him to find mercy of God in that day. And how great things he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest better.




\par }\Chap{CHAPTER 2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Therefore thou, my son, be comforted in grace that is in Christ Jesus.


\par }{\PP \VS{2}And what things thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, betake thou these to faithful men, which shall be able also to teach other men.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}Travail thou as a good knight of Christ Jesus.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}No man holding knighthood to God,
{\ADD{[en]}} wrappeth himself with worldly needs, that he please to him, to whom he hath proved himself.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}For he that fighteth in a battle, shall not be crowned, but he fight lawfully.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}It behooveth an earth-tiller to receive first of the fruits.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}Understand thou what things I say. For the Lord shall give to thee understanding in all things.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}Be thou mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ of the seed of David hath risen again from death, after my gospel,


\par }{\PP \VS{9}in which I travail unto bonds, as working evil, but the word of God is not bound.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}Therefore I suffer
{\ADD{[or I sustain]}} all things for the chosen, that also they get the health that is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.


\par }{\PP \VS{11}A true word
{\ADD{[is this that I say]}}, that if we be dead together
{\ADD{[to the world]}}, also we shall live together
{\ADD{[in bliss]}};


\par }{\PP \VS{12}if we suffer
{\ADD{[or if we sustain]}}, we shall reign together
{\ADD{[with Christ]}}; if we deny
{\ADD{[him]}}, he shall deny us;


\par }{\PP \VS{13}if we believe not, he dwelleth faithful, he may not deny himself.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Teach thou these things, witness-ing before God. Do not thou strive in words; for to nothing it is profitable, but to the subverting of men that hear.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Busily keep
{\ADD{[or Take care]}} to give thyself a proved, praiseable workman to God, without shame, rightly treating the word of truth.


\par }{\PP \VS{16}But eschew thou
{\ADD{[or shun thou]}} unholy and vain speeches, for why those profit much to unfaithfulness,


\par }{\PP \VS{17}and the word of them creepeth as a canker. Of whom Philetus is, and Hymenaeus,


\par }{\PP \VS{18}which felled down from the truth, saying that the rising-again is now done, and they subverted
{\ADD{[or turned upside-down]}} the faith of some men.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}But the firm foundament of God standeth, having this mark, The Lord knoweth which be his, and, Each man that nameth the name of the Lord, departeth from wickedness.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}But in a great house be not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of tree, and of earth; and so some
{\EM{be}} into honour, and some into despite.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Therefore, if any man cleanseth himself from these, he shall be a vessel hallowed into honour, and profitable to the Lord, ready to all good work.


\par }{\PP \VS{22}And flee thou
{\ADD{[the]}} desires of youth, but follow thou rightwiseness, faith, charity, peace, with them that inwardly call
{\ADD{[or that in-call]}} the Lord of a clean heart.


\par }{\PP \VS{23}And eschew thou
{\ADD{[or shun]}} foolish questions, and without knowing,
{\ADD{[or discipline]}}, witting that those engender chidings.


\par }{\PP \VS{24}But it behooveth the servant of the Lord to chide not; but to be mild to all men, able to teach, patient,


\par }{\PP \VS{25}with temperance reproving them that against-stand the truth, that some-time God give to them repenting
{\ADD{[or penance]}}, that they know the truth,


\par }{\PP \VS{26}and that they rise again from the snares of the devil, of whom they be held prisoners at his will.




\par }\Chap{CHAPTER 3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}But know thou this thing, that in the last days perilous times shall nigh,


\par }{\PP \VS{2}and men shall be loving them-selves, covetous, high of bearing, proud, blasphemers, not obedient to father and mother, unkind, cursed,


\par }{\PP \VS{3}without affection,
{\ADD{[or good will]}}, without peace, false blamers
{\ADD{[or false challengers]}}, uncontinent,
{\ADD{[or unchaste]}}, unmild, without benignity,


\par }{\PP \VS{4}traitors, over-thwart
{\ADD{[or froward]}}, swollen
{\ADD{[or blown]}}{\EM{with proud thoughts}}, blind, lovers of lusts more than of God,


\par }{\PP \VS{5}having the likeness of piety, but denying the virtue of it. And eschew thou these
{\EM{men}}.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}Of these they be that pierce houses, and lead women captives
{\ADD{[or and lead little women captive]}}, charged with sins, which be led with diverse desires,


\par }{\PP \VS{7}evermore learning, and never perfectly coming to the science,
{\ADD{[or to the knowing]}}, of truth.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}And as Jannes and Jambres against-stood Moses, so these against-stand the truth, men corrupt in understanding
{\ADD{[or in soul]}}, reproved about the faith.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}But further they shall not profit, for the unwisdom of them shall be known to all men, as theirs was.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}But thou hast gotten my teaching
{\ADD{[or my doctrine]}}, ordinance, purposing
{\ADD{[or purpose]}}, faith, long abiding, love, patience,


\par }{\PP \VS{11}persecutions, passions, which were made to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, what manner persecutions I suffered, and the Lord hath delivered me of all.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}And all men that will live faithfully
{\ADD{[or piously]}} in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}But evil men and deceivers shall increase into worse, erring
{\ADD{[them-selves]}}, and sending
{\ADD{[others]}} into error.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}But dwell thou in these things that thou hast learned, and that be betaken to thee, witting of whom thou hast learned;


\par }{\PP \VS{15}for thou hast known holy letters from thy youth, which may learn thee
{\ADD{[or may inform thee]}} to health, by faith that is in Christ Jesus.


\par }{\PP \VS{16}For all scripture inspired of God is profitable to teach, to reprove, to chastise,
{\ADD{[for]}} to learn in rightwiseness,


\par }{\PP \VS{17}that the man of God be perfect, learned to all good work{\ADD{[s]}}.




\par }\Chap{CHAPTER 4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}I witness before God and Christ Jesus, that shall deem the quick and the dead, by the coming of him, and he kingdom of him,


\par }{\PP \VS{2}preach the word, be thou busy covenably without rest, reprove thou, beseech thou, blame thou in all patience and doctrine.


\par }{\PP \VS{3}For time shall be, when men shall not suffer
{\ADD{[or not sustain]}} whole-some teaching, but at their desires they shall gather together to themselves masters itching
{\ADD{[or pleasing]}} to the ears.


\par }{\PP \VS{4}And truly they shall turn away the hearing from truth, but to fables they shall turn.


\par }{\PP \VS{5}But wake thou, in all things travail thou, do
{\ADD{[thou]}} the work of an evangelist, fulfill thy service,
{\ADD{[or office]}}, be thou sober.


\par }{\PP \VS{6}For I am sacrificed now, and the time of my departing is nigh.


\par }{\PP \VS{7}I have striven a good strife, I have ended the course, I have kept the faith.


\par }{\PP \VS{8}In the tother time a crown of rightwiseness is kept to me, which the Lord, a just doomsman, shall yield to me in that day; and not only to me, but also to these that love his coming.


\par }{\PP \VS{9}Hie thou to come to me soon.


\par }{\PP \VS{10}For Demas, loving this world, hath forsaken me, and went to Thessalonica, Crescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia;


\par }{\PP \VS{11}Luke alone is with me. Take thou Mark, and bring with thee; for he is profitable to me into service.


\par }{\PP \VS{12}Forsooth I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.


\par }{\PP \VS{13}The cloth which I left at Troas at Carpas, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but most the parchments.


\par }{\PP \VS{14}Alexander, the treasurer, showed to me much evil; the Lord shall yield to him after his works.


\par }{\PP \VS{15}Whom also thou eschew; for he against-stood full greatly our words.


\par }{\PP \VS{16}In my first defence no man helped me, but all forsook me; be it not areckoned to them.


\par }{\PP \VS{17}But the Lord helped me
{\ADD{[or the Lord stood nigh to me]}}, and comforted me, that the preaching be
{\ADD{[full]}}-filled by me, and that all folks hear, that I am delivered from the mouth of the lion.


\par }{\PP \VS{18}And the Lord delivered me from all evil work, and shall make me safe into his heavenly kingdom, to whom
{\EM{be}} glory into worlds of worlds. Amen.


\par }{\PP \VS{19}Greet well Prisca, and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.


\par }{\PP \VS{20}Erastus left
{\ADD{[or dwelt]}} at Corinth, and I left Trophimus sick at Miletum.


\par }{\PP \VS{21}Hie thou to come before winter. Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all brethren, greet thee well.


\par }{\PP \VS{22}Our Lord Jesus Christ
{\EM{be}} with thy spirit. The grace of God
{\EM{be}} with you. Amen.


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