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# Connecting Statement:
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Paul tells how he acted in the past and encourages Timothy to trust God.
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# he considered me faithful
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"he considered me trustworthy" or "he regarded me as reliable"
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# he placed me into service
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Paul speaks of the task of serving God as if it were a place that one could be placed in. Alternate translation: "he assigned me to serve him" or "he appointed me as his servant" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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