¹¹ Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon,^(A) whom you now fear.^(B) Do not be afraid of him, declares the Lord, for I am with you and will save^(C) you and deliver you from his hands.^(D)

¹⁵ The Spirit^(A) you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again;^(B) rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.^[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,^[b] Father.”^(C)

¹⁰ When Timothy^(A) comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is carrying on the work of the Lord,^(B) just as I am.

¹¹ No one, then, should treat him with contempt.^(A) Send him on his way^(B) in peace^(C) so that he may return to me. I am expecting him along with the brothers.

¹² Don’t let anyone look down on you^(A) because you are young, but set an example^(B) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith^(C) and in purity.

¹⁵ and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear^(A) of death.