¹ Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, ²to Timothy, my dear child. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. ³ ⌞I am thankful⌟ to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience ⌞as my ancestors did⌟, when ⌞I remember you constantly⌟ in my prayers night and day, ⁴longing to see you as I remember your tears, so that I may be filled with joy, ⁵⌞remembering the⌟ sincere faith in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that is in you also,