A reading from the second letter of St. Paul to Timothy.

You have followed my teaching, way of St. Paul to Timothy. You have followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions,

and sufferings.

Such has happened to me in Antioch and Iconium and Listera, persecutions that I endured. Yet from all these things the Lord delivered me.

In fact, all who want to live religiously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

But wicked people and charlatans will go from bad to worse deceivers and deceived but you remain faithful to what you have learned and believed

because you know from who you learned it and that from infancy you have known the sacred scriptures,

which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching,

for refutation, for correction, for training in righteousness,

so that the one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

The word of the Lord.

O Lord, great peace have they who love your law. O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.

O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.

Though my persecutors and my foes are many,

I turn not away from your decrees.

Permanence is your words chief's trait.

Each one of your ordinances is everlasting.

O Lord, great peace have they who love your law. trait, each one of your ornances is everlasting.

O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.

Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your word.

Those who love your law have great peace, and for them there is no stumbling block. O Lord, great peace have they who love your law.

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