2 Timothy 3:12 meaning and explanation

Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

2 Timothy 3:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes this to Timothy, his younger coworker in ministry, near the end of Paul's life and from prison. Paul has just listed his own sufferings in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, and he draws a general conclusion from them: the opposition he faced was not unusual bad luck but the normal shape of discipleship.

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