World English Bible
2 Timothy 1:9
“who 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 to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,”
Verse in context — 2 Timothy 1
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For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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Therefore don't be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,
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who 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 to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
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but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
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For this, I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
About 2 Timothy
Paul’s final letter, urging faithfulness to the gospel.
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