1:2 to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day 1:4 longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy; 1:5 having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also. 1:6 For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands. 1:7 For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline. 1:8 Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God; 1:9 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 us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,