¹⁷ That is why ^(A)I sent^[a] you Timothy, ^(B)my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ,^{[b] (C)}as I teach them everywhere in every church.

A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus

2 You then, ^(A)my child, ^(B)be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,

⁴ I have no greater joy than to hear that ^(A)my children are walking in the truth.