Persecutions. See 2 Timothy 3:12. Sufferings. "The misfortunes that have come my way." Compare Romans 8:18 and note. You know. Timothy was a native of Lystra and knew these things well. See the list in 2 Corinthians 6:4-10. But the Lord. He has not deserted His people!!! [We can paraphrase these verses: "I am not really uneasy about your strength. You joined me in Christ out of spiritual and moral motives. The persecutions and sufferings you saw me endure, you knew were part of a life that pleases God. Stand firm in the truth and in love! Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, on which your growing mind was fed, is never out of date or obsolete for equipping the servant of God!!!"]

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