17 That is why ^oI sent¹ you Timothy, my beloved and faithful ^pchild in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ,² as I teach them ^qeverywhere in every church.

22 But you know Timothy’s¹ proven worth, how as a ^json² with a father ^khe has served with me in the gospel.

2 To Timothy, ^dmy true child in the faith:

^eGrace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

18 This charge I ^pentrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with ^qthe prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the ^rgood ^swarfare,

A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus

1 You then, my child, ⁿbe strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,