¹⁴ I do not write these things ^(A)to make you ashamed, but to admonish you ^(B)as my beloved children. ¹⁵ For ^(C)though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For ^(D)I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

^19 (A)my little children, ^(B)for whom I am again in the anguish of childbirth until Christ ^(C)is formed in you!

² To Timothy, ^(A)my true child in the faith:

^(B)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

² To Timothy, ^(A)my beloved child:

^(B)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

⁴ To Titus, ^(A)my true child in ^(B)a common faith:

^(C)Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.