From a letter written by the apostle Paul
to Timothy:
Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works: Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick. Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.-2 Timothy 4:14-22***Less than 33 1/2 years before Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was betrayed by Judas Iscariot, the disciple and apostle, and Jesus was arrested, Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Paul (Saul) was an Israelite from the tribe of Benjamin, descended from Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob (Israel) and his 2nd wife Rachel, and Jacob and Rachel's 2nd and last son Benjamin. Judah was the 4th son born to Jacob and his 1st wife Leah. Sometime after Jesus was crucified, buried in a tomb, resurrected, and returned to heaven, Paul was persecuting and imprisoning Israelites throughout Jerusalem who believed Jesus to be the Christ. When Paul was journeying to the synagogues in Damascus, Syria to find, bind and take to Jerusalem any Israelite believers he found, Paul and those with him saw a light from heaven flash around them. Paul heard the voice of Jesus speaking to him, and Paul spoke to Jesus and obeyed Jesus. In Damascus, Paul was baptized. From thenceforward, Paul the apostle journeyed, teaching the good news of Jesus the Christ and everlasting life to Israelites and Gentiles, people not born into the Israelite tribes. After Paul met and circumcised Timothy (Timotheus), Timothy began journeying with Paul and others. Paul sent Timothy on missions, and identified Timothy as a fellow worker, son, brother, and servant of Christ Jesus. Moreover, Paul wrote at least 2 divinely inspired letters to Timothy. Timothy's mother Eunice was an Israelite and believed Jesus to be the Christ of God. Timothy's father was a Gentile. In Corinth, Paul met, lived and worked with Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca). Aquila was an Israelite. Priscilla's heritage is not definitively specified in the Holy Bible. Aquila and his wife Priscilla believed Jesus to be the Messiah, and sailed to Syria with Paul, went to Ephesus with Paul, allowed a congregation of believers to regularly assemble in their home, positioned their lives to help Paul despite any circumstances involved, and were identified by Paul as fellow workers in Christ. Onesiphorus was kind and helpful to Paul in Rome and Ephesus, and purposefully searched for Paul, and was never ashamed of Paul's custody status. Paul wanted the Lord to be merciful to Onesiphorus and Onesiphorus' household.-Genesis 11:26-35:29, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 8:1-40, 9:35-44, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
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Amen = truly, verily, so be it, so let it be