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 \v 3 I thank God and I serve Him because I truly want to do what he wants, just as my ancestors did. I have always remembered to pray for you, Timothy, night and day. 
-\v 4 I really want to see you because I remember how you cried for me. If I see you again, I will rejoice so much.
+\v 4 I really want to see you because I remember how you cried for me. If I see you again, I will be completely joyful.
 \v 5 I remember that you truly believe in Jesus! First, your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice trusted their lives to Jesus Christ, and I am sure that you also trust in Jesus Christ just like they did!
 
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 \v 1 You are like a son to me. So I urge also that you let God empower you as a result of Christ Jesus acting kindly toward you.
-\v 2 Teach other people what you have heard from me. What you heard from me was also learned by many others who have faith and who are also faithful. Give my teaching to faithful men, men you can trust, with the hope that they too could teach others like they were taught by you.
+\v 2 What you heard me say to you and to many other people also, pass along to reliable and trustworthy men who are capable of teaching my words to others as well.
  
 
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 \v 8 As you suffer hardships, remember Jesus Christ. He was a descendant of King David, and God raised him from the dead. This is the good news that I preach.
 \v 9 For this good news I suffer to the point of being imprisoned as a criminal. But the word of God is not in prison.
-\v 10 Therefore I willingly endure all that I am suffering for the sake of those whom God has chosen. I do this in order that Christ Jesus will save them, too, and that they will be forever with him in the glorious place where he is.
+\v 10 Therefore I willingly endure all that I am suffering for the sake of those whom God has chosen. I do this so that Christ Jesus will save them, too, and that they will be forever with him in the glorious place where he is.
 
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 \v 11 You can depend on the words that we sometimes say:
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-\v 14 Those whom you appointed to teach others God's truth, keep reminding them about these things that I have told you. Warn them before God not to fight over foolish words, because doing so does not help anything and can ruin those who listen.
+\v 14 Those whom you appointed to teach others God's truth, keep reminding them about these things that I have told you. Warn them before God not to fight over foolish words because doing so does not help anything and can ruin those who listen.
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-\v 15 Do your best to cause God to approve you as a worker who has no need to be ashamed, who teaches the word of God correctly, for everyone can depend on the fact that it tells the truth.
+\v 15 Do your best to cause God to approve you as a worker who has no need to be ashamed and who correctly teaches the true message.
 
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-\v 16 Stay away from people who talk in ways that insult God, because this kind of talk dishonors God more and more.
+\v 16 Stay away from people who talk in ways that insult God because this kind of talk dishonors God more and more.
 \v 17 This kind of words will spread like an infectious disease. Hymenaeus and Philetus are two examples of men who talk like this.
 \v 18 These men have stopped believing. They say that the resurrection of the dead has already happened. In this way they convince some Christians to stop trusting in Christ.
 
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 \v 19 However, the truth about God still exists. It is like a firm foundation of a building on which someone has written these words: "The Lord knows those who belong to him" and "Everyone who says he belongs to the Lord must stop doing wicked deeds."
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-\v 20 In a wealthy person's house there are not only utensils made of gold and of silver, but also utensils made of wood and of clay. The gold and silver utensils are used on special occasions. But the wood and clay utensils are used in ordinary times.
-\v 21 Therefore, those who rid themselves of what is evil in their lives will be able to work well for the Lord. They will be like utensils ready to do any kind of good work. They will become very useful to the Master to do special work for him, every good deed, in fact.
+\v 20 In a wealthy person's house, there are not only utensils made of gold and of silver but also utensils made of wood and of clay. The gold and silver utensils are used on special occasions. But the wood and clay utensils are used in ordinary times.
+\v 21 Therefore, those who rid themselves of what is evil in their lives will be able to work well for the Lord. They will be like utensils ready to do any kind of good work. They will become very useful to the Master to do special work for him—every good deed, in fact.
 
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 \v 22 Do not keep on wanting the sinful things that young people usually desire. Instead, try to do right things. Try to trust in God and love him. Try to live in peace. Stay together with the people who worship the Lord sincerely.
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-\v 23 Do not talk with anyone who foolishly wants to argue about matters that are not important. Do not talk with them, because you know that when people talk about foolish things, they begin to quarrel.
+\v 23 Do not talk with anyone who foolishly wants to argue about matters that are not important. Do not talk with them because you know that when people talk about foolish things, they begin to quarrel.
 
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 \v 24 But those who serve the Lord must not quarrel. Instead, they should be kind to all people, they should be able to teach God's truth well, and they should be patient with people.
-\v 25 That is, they should gently instruct the people who argue against them. Perhaps God may give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth.
-\v 26 In that way they may think correctly and be like people who have escaped from a trap set by the devil. It is the devil who has deceived them in order to get them to do what he wishes them to do.
+\v 25 In other words, they should gently instruct the people who argue against them. Perhaps God may give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth.
+\v 26 In that way they may think correctly and be like people who have escaped from a trap set by the devil. It is the devil who has deceived them in order to get them to do what he wants them to do.
 
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 \v 1 I want you to know this: In the final period of time before the Lord returns, it will be very dangerous.
 \v 2 People will love themselves more than anyone else. They will love money. They will boast about themselves. They will be proud. They will insult others. They will not obey their parents. They will not thank anyone for anything. They will not honor God.
 \v 3 They will not love even their own families. They will refuse to be at peace with anyone. They will slander others. They will not control themselves. They will be brutal toward others. They will not love what is good.
-\v 4 They will betray the ones they should protect. They will do dangerous things without thinking. They will be proud, and they will do what pleases them instead of loving God.
+\v 4 They will betray the ones they should protect. They will do dangerous things without thinking. They will be proud, and they will do what pleases themselves instead of loving God.
 
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 \v 5 They will seem to honor God, but they will refuse to accept the power that God truly wants to give them. Stay away from people like this.
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 \v 8 In the same way that Jannes and Jambres tried to stop Moses, so do these men now try to stop people from obeying the truth. These men are ruined in how they think. They are frauds in matters of the faith.
-\v 9 Nevertheless, they will not succeed very much in what they do, because most others will clearly see that these people understand nothing. It is just like how the people of Israel saw that Jannes and Jambres were foolish.
+\v 9 Nevertheless, they will not succeed very much in what they do because most others will clearly see that these people understand nothing. It is just like how the people of Israel saw that Jannes and Jambres were foolish.
 
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 \v 10 Timothy, you have followed what I taught you. You have seen my way of living. You have seen how I want to serve God. You have seen how I trust in him. You have seen how I have peace even when I am suffering. You have seen how I love God and the believers. You have seen how I keep on serving God even when it is very hard to do so.
 \v 11 You have seen how people persecuted me. You have seen every way in which I suffered when I was in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I suffered very much in those places, but the Lord has taken me out of all that suffering.
-\v 12 Indeed, they will make suffer every one who wants to live in a way that honors Christ Jesus.
+\v 12 Indeed, they will make everyone suffer who wants to live in a way that honors Christ Jesus.
 \v 13 Evil men and frauds will continue to become more evil. They will lead people away from what is true, and they will allow others to lead themselves away also.
 
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-\v 14 But as for you, keep on doing the things that you have learned to do, and the things that you have come to believe are right. Remember me, because I am the one who taught you these things.
+\v 14 But as for you, keep on doing the things that you have learned to do and the things that you have come to believe are right. Remember me because I am the one who taught you these things.
 \v 15 Remember also that even when you were a young child, you learned what God says in the scriptures. These can teach you how Christ Jesus saves us when we trust in him.
 
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-\v 16 All the scriptures come from God's Spirit, so we should read them in order to teach the truth about God. We should also read them in order to persuade people to believe the truth. Also to correct people when they sin. Also to teach people how to do what is right.
-\v 17 We should do these things so that God can train every believer and give him what he needs in order to do every kind of good thing.
+\v 16 All the scriptures come from God's Spirit, so we should read them in order to teach the truth about God. We should also read them in order to persuade people to believe what is true, in order to correct people when they sin, and in order to teach people how to do what is right.
+\v 17 We should do these things so that God can train every believer and give them what they need in order to do every kind of good thing.
 
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-\v 1 When Christ Jesus comes soon to rule, he will judge those who still live and those who died. And now he and God are watching me as I command you
+\v 1 When Christ Jesus comes soon to rule, he will judge those who still live and those who have died. And now he and God are watching me as I command you
 \v 2 to proclaim the message about Christ. Be ready to do this when it is easy to do so and also when it is not easy. Convince people about what is right when they have done wrong. Warn them not to sin. Encourage them to follow Christ. Do these things as you teach them, and always be willing to wait for them to do better.
 
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-\v 3 I tell you these things because the time will come when people among us will not follow what God truly teaches. Instead, they will find many men who will teach that it is good to do anything they wish to do. In this way, they will always be looking for something new and different to learn.
+\v 3 I tell you these things because the time will come when people among us will not follow what God truly teaches. Instead, they will find many men who will teach that it is good to do anything they want to do. In this way, they will always be looking for something new and different to learn.
 \v 4 They will stop listening to the truth, and they will pay attention to foolish stories.
  \v 5 But as for you, Timothy, control yourself no matter what happens. Be willing to endure difficult things. Do the work of preaching the good news. Complete the work you must do to serve the Lord.
 
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 \v 16 The first time I stood in court and explained my work, no believers stood by my side to encourage me. They all stayed away. May God not hold them responsible for this.
 
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-\v 17 But the Lord stood with me and helped me. He made me strong, so that I fully spoke his word and so that all the Gentiles listened to it. In this way God saved me from dying.
-\v 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil thing they do. He will bring me safely to where he rules in heaven. May people praise him forever. Amen.
+\v 17 But the Lord stood with me and helped me. He made me strong so that I fully spoke his word and so that all the Gentiles listened to it. In this way God saved me from dying.
+\v 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil thing they do. He will bring me safely to where he rules in heaven. May people praise him forever. May it be so!
 
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 \v 19 Greet Priscilla and Aquila. Greet the people in the home of Onesiphorus.
 \v 20 Erastus stayed in the city of Corinth. As for Trophimus, I left him in the city of Miletus because he was sick.
-\v 21 Try to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, also Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
+\v 21 Try to come before winter. Eubulus greets you; also Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
 \v 22 May the Lord be with your spirit. May he be kind to all of you.