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-\v 1 I want you to know this: In the final period of time before the Lord returns, it will be very dangerous.
+\v 1 You need to realize that during the last days before Christ returns, it will be very dangerous.
 \v 2 People will love themselves more than anyone else. They will love money. They will boast about themselves. They will be proud. They will insult others. They will not obey their parents. They will not thank anyone for anything. They will not honor God.
-\v 3 They will not love even their own families. They will refuse to be at peace with anyone. They will slander others. They will not control themselves. They will be brutal toward others. They will not love what is good.
+\v 3 They will not love others. They will refuse to be at peace with anyone. They will slander others. They will not control themselves. They will be brutal toward others. They will hate anything that is good.
 \v 4 They will betray the ones they should protect. They will do dangerous things without thinking. They will be proud, and they will do what pleases them instead of loving God.
 
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-\v 5 They will seem to honor God, but they will refuse to accept the power that God truly wants to give them. Stay away from people like this.
-\v 6 These men persuade foolish women to let them come into their houses. Then they deceive those women so that they control what they think. These are women who sin all the time, so they follow these evil men into doing all sorts of bad things that they enjoy doing.
+\v 5 They will seem to honor God, but they will refuse to accept the power that God gives to those who honor him. Stay away from people like this.
+\v 6 These men enter into the homes of foolish women deceive those women so that they control what they think. These are women who sin all the time, so they follow these evil men into doing all sorts of bad things that they enjoy doing.
 \v 7 Even though these women are always wanting to learn new things, they are never able to learn what is actually true.
 
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 \v 10 Timothy, you have followed what I taught you. You have seen my way of living. You have seen how I want to serve God. You have seen how I trust in him. You have seen how I have peace even when I am suffering. You have seen how I love God and the believers. You have seen how I keep on serving God even when it is very hard to do so.
-\v 11 You have seen how people persecuted me. You have seen every way in which I suffered when I was in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I suffered very much in those places, but the Lord has taken me out of all that suffering.
-\v 12 Indeed, they will make suffer every one who wants to live in a way that he honors Christ Jesus.
+\v 11 You have seen how people persecuted me, such as how I suffered when I was in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I suffered very much in those places, but the Lord has taken me out of all that suffering.
+\v 12 Indeed, they will make suffer all the believers who want to live in a way that they honor Christ Jesus.
 \v 13 Evil men and frauds will continue to become more evil. They will lead people away from what is true, and they will allow others to lead themselves away also.
 
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-\v 14 But as for you, keep on doing the things that you have learned to do, and the things that you have come to believe are right. Remember me, because I am the one who taught you these things.
-\v 15 Remember also that even when you were a young child, you learned what God says in the scriptures. These can teach you how Christ Jesus saves us, when we trust in him.
+\v 14 But you, in contrast, must continue to believe what you have learned and firmly believe. I know that you are confident about these things because I am one of the people who taught you these things.
+\v 15 From the time when you were a child you have known what God says in the scriptures. These enabled you to understand how God saves us when we trust in Christ Jesus.
 
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 \v 16 All the scriptures come from God's Spirit, so we should read them in order to teach the truth about God. We should also read them in order to persuade people to believe the truth. Also to correct people when they sin. Also to teach people how to do what is right.
-\v 17 We should do these things so that God can train every believer and give him what he needs in order to do every kind of good thing.
+\v 17 The scriptures are useful to help the believer who serves God to have everything he needs to do every kind of good deed.
 
 
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 \v 2 to proclaim the message about Christ. Be ready to do this when it is easy to do so and also when it is not easy. Convince people about what is right when they have done wrong. Warn them not to sin. Encourage them to follow Christ. Do these things as you teach them, and always be willing to wait for them to do better.
 
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+3  Do these things because there will be a time when people will not listen to good teaching. Instead, they will bring in many teachers for themselves who will tell them just what they want to hear [IDM]. The reason that they will bring in such teachers is that they want to do the evil things that they desire.
 \v 3 I tell you these things, because the time will come when people among us will not follow what God truly teaches. Instead, they will find many men who will teach that it is good to do anything they wish to do. In this way, they will always be looking for something new and different to learn.
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+4 That is, they will not listen to [MTY] what is true, but will listen instead to strange stories from our ancestors.
 \v 4 They will stop listening to the truth, and they will pay attention to foolish stories.
- \v 5 But as for you, Timothy, control yourself no matter what happens. Be willing to endure difficult things. Do the work of preaching the Gospel. Complete the work you must do to serve the Lord.
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+5  Furthermore, I command that you always control what you think and do. Be willing to endure hardships/suffering. Your work should be telling people the message about Christ Jesus. As you serve the Lord, do everything that God has told you to do.
+\v 5 But as for you, Timothy, control yourself no matter what happens. Be willing to endure difficult things. Do the work of preaching the Gospel. Complete the work you must do to serve the Lord.
 
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+6  Timothy, I say these things to you because as for me, it is as though [MET] they are now about to kill me. It is as though my blood will be poured out {they will kill me} as a sacrifice on the altar; that is, I know that it is the time for me to die [EUP].
 \v 6 I tell you these things, because soon I will die and leave this world. I will be like the cup of wine that they pour out on the altar and sacrifice to God.
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+7  And as to telling people the good message and defending it, I have ◄exerted myself thoroughly/done it with all my energy► [MET], like a boxer does. As to doing the work that God gave me to do, I have completed it, like a runner who finishes [MET] the race. As to what we believe, I ◄have been loyal to it/continue to believe it►.
 \v 7 I am like an athlete who has done his best in a contest. I am like a runner who has finished his race. I have done my best to obey God.
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+8  So, like people award a prize [MET] to the winner of a race, the Lord, who judges rightly, will give me a reward because I have lived righteously. He will give me that reward when [MTY] he judges people. And not only will he reward me, but he will also reward all those who very much want him to come back.
 \v 8 Now a prize is waiting for me because I have lived in the right way for God. The Lord will judge me in the right way. He will give that prize to me when he comes again. And he will give it also to everyone who waits eagerly for him to come again.
 
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+9 ◄Do your best/Try hard► to come to me soon.
 \v 9 Timothy, try to come to me soon.
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+10  I say that because Demas has left me. He wanted very much the good things that he might enjoy [MTY] in this world right now, and so he went to Thessalonica city. Crescens went to serve the Lord in Galatia province, and Titus went to Dalmatia district.
 \v 10 Demas left me behind and went to Thessalonica, because he loves life in this world too much. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus went to Dalmatia.
 
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+11 Luke is the only one who is still with me of those who were helping me. And when you come, bring Mark with you, because he is useful to help me in my work.
 \v 11 Only Luke is still with me. Get Mark and bring him with you. Do this because he can help me very much.
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+12 Tychicus cannot help me because I sent him to Ephesus city. 
 \v 12 I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
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+13 And when you come, bring the coat that I left with Carpus in Troas city. Also, bring the books, but ◄most of all/especially► I want ◄the parchments/the animal skins► on which important things are written.
 \v 13 When you come, bring the outer garment that I left at Troas with Carpus. Also bring the scrolls, especially those made from animal skins.
 
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+14 Alexander, the man who makes things from metal, did many evil/harmful things to me. The Lord will punish him for what he did.
 \v 14 Alexander the metalworker acted very badly toward me. The Lord will punish him for what he has done.
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+15 So you, too, must beware of him. He will try to destroy your work if he can, because he very much opposes the message that we proclaim.
 \v 15 You also should be on guard against him because he did everything possible to stop our preaching.
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+16 When I first defended myself in court here, no one came along to help defend me. Instead, they all left me. I pray that it will not be counted against { God will forgive} them [LIT] for leaving me.
 \v 16 The first time I stood in court and explained my work, no believers stood by my side to encourage me. They all stayed away. May God not hold them responsible for this.
 
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+17 Nevertheless, the Lord was with me and strengthened me. He enabled me to fully preach the message, and all the non-Jewish people in the court (OR, people from many nations) heard it. And I was rescued by the Lord { the Lord rescued me} from great danger, as if I were taken [MET] out of a lion's (OR, wild animal's) mouth.
 \v 17 But the Lord stood with me and helped me. He made me strong, so that I fully spoke his word and so that all the Gentiles listened to it. In this way God saved me from dying.
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+18  Therefore, I am sure that the Lord will rescue me from everything that is truly evil and will bring me safely to heaven, where he rules. Praise him forever! ◄Amen!/May it be so!►
 \v 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil thing they do. He will bring me safely to where he rules in heaven. May people praise him forever. Amen.
 
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+19 Greet for me Priscilla and her husband Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.
 \v 19 Greet Priscilla and Aquila. Greet the people in the home of Onesiphorus.
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+20 Erastus stayed in Corinth city. Trophimus, I left in Miletus city because he was sick.
 \v 20 Erastus stayed in Corinth city. As for Trophimus, I left him in Miletus city because he was sick.
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+21 ◄Do your best/Try hard► to come to me before ◄the stormy season/winter►. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and many other fellow believers in this city ◄send their greetings to/say that they are thinking affectionately about► you.
 \v 21 Try to come before winter. Eubulus greets you, also Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.
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+22  I pray that the Lord will help you in your spirit, Timothy, and that he will act kindly toward all of you believers who are there.
 \v 22 May the Lord be with your spirit. May he be kind to all of you.