2 Timothy 1:2
2 Timothy 1:2 (KJV)
2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2 Timothy 1:2 (Literal)
2 to Timothy, beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our lord.
CONTEXT- The Salutation
2 Timothy 1:1 and 2
1 Paul, Jesus Christ’s apostle by God’s will, for the declaration of the life which is in Christ Jesus, 2 to Timothy, beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our lord.
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The Structure of 2 Timothy
A. 2 Timothy 1:1 and 2: The Salutation.
B. 2 Timothy 1:3-18: Stir Up Your Ministry vs. All Asia Turned from Paul
C. 2 Timothy 2:1-26: Prayer— Be Diligent, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth vs. Erring Concerning the Truth.
C. 2 Timothy 3:1-17: Continue in the True Doctrine vs. Resisting the Truth
B. 2 Timothy 4:1-18: Preach and Preserve the Word vs. Turn from the Truth.
A. 2 Timothy 4:19-22: Salutation.
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