4longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
5having 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.
6For 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.
7For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
8Be 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;
9who 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,
10but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,
